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Kokuho
Sign in to save2025 Japanese drama film directed by Lee Sang-il
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7.9Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – and one will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of kabuki.
Released: 2025-06-06174 minDir: Sang-il LeeDramaBudget: $8.0MBox office: $134M
Cast
- Ryo Yoshizawa as Kikuo Tachibana
- Ryusei Yokohama as Shunsuke Ogaki
- Mitsuki Takahata as Harue Fukuda
- Shinobu Terajima as Sachiko Ogaki
- Soya Kurokawa as Kikuo (young)
- Keitatsu Koshiyama as Shunsuke (young)
Themes
- rivalry
- cross dressing
- period drama
- gender roles
- lgbt
- kabuki
- 1960s
- theater performance
- grand
- japanese culture
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Lee Sang-il
- Screenwriter
- Satoko Okudera
- Cinematographer
- Sofian El Fani
- Duration
- 175
- Official website
- kokuhou-movie.com
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- publication date
- 2025-06-06
- after a work by
- Shuichi Yoshida
- title
- 国宝
- capital cost
- 1200000000
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