Kokuho (2025)
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.
Director:
Sang-il Lee
Writer:
Satoko Okudera
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Ryo Yoshizawa as Kikuo Tachibana |
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Ryusei Yokohama as Shunsuke Ogaki |
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Mitsuki Takahata as Harue Fukuda |
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Shinobu Terajima as Sachiko Ogaki |
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Soya Kurokawa as Kikuo (young) |
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Keitatsu Koshiyama as Shunsuke (young) |
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Min Tanaka as Mangiku Onogawa |
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Ken Watanabe as Hanjiro Hanai |
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Nana Mori as Akiko |
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Takahiro Miura as Takeno |
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Ai Mikami as Fujikoma |
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Masatoshi Nagase as Gongoro Tachibana |
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Kyusaku Shimada as Umeki |
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Emma Miyazawa as Matsu Tachibana |
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Kumi Takiuchi as Ayano (adult) |
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Misa Wada as Maid |
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Nagiko Tsuji as Maid |
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Tateto Serizawa as Gen |
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Yusaku Mori as |
| Directing | Sang-il Lee | Director |
| Writing | Shuichi Yoshida | Novel |
| Writing | Satoko Okudera | Screenplay |
| Sound | Marihiko Hara | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sofian El Fani | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tsuyoshi Imai | Editor |
| Sound | Marihiko Hara | Theme Song Performance |
| Art | Nao Shimoyama | Production Design |
| Sound | Masaya Kitada | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Toshihiro Sugita | Music Producer |
| Production | Masunobu Motokawa | Casting Director |
| Visual Effects | Tetsuya Shiraishi | VFX Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kyoko Toyokawa | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Shinzo Matsuhashi | Producer |
| Directing | Yuki Kishizuka | Assistant Director |
| Art | Takuma Sakai | Decorator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kumiko Ogawa | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naomi Hibino | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadashi Nishimatsu | Wigmaker |
| Lighting | Yuki Nakamura | Lighting Director |
| Art | Yohei Taneda | Production Design |
| Sound | Mitsugu Shiratori | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Suguru Kubota | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Satoru Iguchi | Theme Song Performance |
