Movie·2025·2h 54m
Kokuho
Directed By
Sang-il Lee
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 国宝
Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his Yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wings 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.
Written By
Satoko Okudera
Producer
Shinzo Matsuhashi
Cinematography
Sofian El Fani
Music
Marihiko Hara
Editor
Tsuyoshi Imai
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Ryo Yoshizawa
Kikuo Tachibana
Ryusei Yokohama
Shunsuke Ogaki
Mitsuki Takahata
Harue Fukuda
Shinobu Terajima
Sachiko Ogaki
Soya Kurokawa
Kikuo (young)
Keitatsu Koshiyama
Shunsuke (young)
Min Tanaka
Mangiku Onogawa
Ken Watanabe
Hanjiro Hanai
Nana Mori
Akiko
Takahiro Miura
Takeno
Ai Mikami
Fujikoma
Masatoshi Nagase
Gongoro Tachibana
Kyusaku Shimada
Umeki
Emma Miyazawa
Matsu Tachibana
Kumi Takiuchi
Ayano (adult)
Misa Wada
Maid
Nagiko Tsuji
Maid
Tateto Serizawa
Gen
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Crew
Sang-il Lee
Director
Satoko Okudera
Screenplay
Marihiko Hara
Original Music Composer
Sofian El Fani
Director of Photography
Tsuyoshi Imai
Editor
Shinzo Matsuhashi
Producer
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