Drama
Kokuho
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.
Directed by Sang-il Lee
79
User score
127 votes
Status
Released
Released
June 6, 2025
Runtime
2h 54m
Language
Japanese
Budget → Revenue
$8.0M → $134.4M
Top 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
Yusaku Mori
Zenchu Mitsui
Chairman
