Kokuho
KOKUHO
- Release Date
- June, 6th, 2025
- Running Time
- 175 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Subtitle
- ,
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (DCP)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
- MURATA Chieko ── Planning and Producing
- MATSUHASHI Shinzo ── Producer
[ Cast ]
- YOSHIZAWA Ryo ── TACHIBANA Kikuo / HANAI Tojiro
- YOKOHAMA Ryusei ── OGAKI Shunsuke / HANAI Hanya
- WATANABE Ken ── HANAI Hanjiro
[ Staff ]
- YOSHIDA Shuichi ── Original Story
- OKUDERA Satoko ── Screenplay
- Sofian El FANI ── Cinematography
- IMAI Tsuyoshi ── Editor
- HARA Marihiko ── Music
[ Production Company ]
"KOKUHO" Film Partners
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOHO
[ Story ]
Academy nominated film for the Makeup And Hairstyling, this adaptation of Yoshida Shuichi's same named novel about the life and art of kabuki actor became the highest grossing Japanese live action film in the Japanese box office history.
Kikuo (Yoshizawa Ryo) was born into a yakuza family, but taken in by famed Kabuki leader Hanjiro (Watanabe Ken) after the death of his father. Kikuo meets Hanjiro's son Shunsuke (Yokohama Ryusei), who becomes his best friend and rival as they devote their youths to kabuki.
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2025 Cannes Film Festival, Directors' Fortnight
