Drama · Japan · 2025 · 2h 54m

Kokuho

国宝

Kokuho poster
Director
Sang-il Lee
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)
Crew
Sofian El Fani — Director of Photography Tsuyoshi Imai — Editor Marihiko Hara — Original Music Composer Satoko Okudera — Screenplay Shuichi Yoshida — Novel Shinzô Matsuhashi — Producer
Synopsis

Nagasaki, 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.

Trailer Kokuho — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
rivalrycross dressingperiod dramagender roleslgbtkabuki1960stheater performancejapanese culturenagasaki, japanfestival chéries chéris
Key Collaborators
Sang-il Lee Director Sofian El Fani Director of Photography Tsuyoshi Imai Editor Marihiko Hara Original Music Composer Satoko Okudera Screenplay Shuichi Yoshida Novel Shinzô Matsuhashi Producer Nao Shimoyama Production Design Yohei Taneda Production Design Kumiko Ogawa Costume Design
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