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Kokuho

Name: Kokuho
Director: Sang-il Lee
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 2025-06-06
Duration: 174 min
Cast: Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, Mitsuki Takahata, Shinobu Terajima, Soya Kurokawa

2025 · 2h 54m · Drama, Music

RT 95%

Watch this tonight if you're in the mood for a slow-burn masterpiece about artistic devotion and lifelong friendship. A 95% RT score doesn't lie—this is a beautifully crafted meditation on tradition, sacrifice, and the transformation of two men through the demanding world of Kabuki theatre. It's patient, poetic, and utterly rewarding.

Plot

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.

Director: Sang-il Lee

Cast: Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, Mitsuki Takahata, Shinobu Terajima, Soya Kurokawa

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