Overview
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
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$134,421,151
Original Language
ja
Rating
7.9/10
(76 votes)
Release Year
2025
Runtime
2h 54m
Status
Released
Genres
Production Countries
Production Countries
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
Videos & Trailers
Bong Joon Ho and Sang-il Lee on Makeup's Role in Storytelling [Subtitled]
Featurette
KOKUHO | Official Trailer | Experience It In IMAX®
Trailer
Bong Joon Ho interviews director Sang-il Lee [Subtitled]
Featurette
Scene at the Academy (Feat. Sang-il Lee, Ryo Yoshizawa, and Janet Yang)
Featurette
