Crowned as the highest-grossing live action film of all time in Japan, Kokuho is about ambition, loyalty, and the making of a Kabuki legend.
Set in Nagasaki, 1964 – after the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-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 — from acting school to the grandest stages — amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals… One of them will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki.
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Running Time: 2hrs 54mins
Certificate: 15
Content Guidance: Bereavement/death, violence
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