Beauty (2008)
Set in a small Nagano village in the 1930s, the film follows Hanji, a young boy captivated by a local kabuki performance. Inspired by Yukio, Hanji learns kabuki with Utako. As they grow, they become skilled actors, performing in a final kabuki before World War II. After the war, Hanji returns to revive kabuki and restore the community’s spirit. In the 1980s, as he nears death, the villagers organise a final performance in his honour, where he performs “Tenryu Koishibuki” for Yukio.
Director: Toshio Goto
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Takatarô Kataoka as Ogura Hanji |
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Ainosuke Kataoka as Yukio Katsuragi |
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Kumiko Aso as Utako Higashiura |
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Noritoshi Kashima as Masao Kinoshita |
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Hidekazu Mashima as |
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Asae Oonishi as |
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Hisashi Igawa as |
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Satoshi Nikaido as |
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Makoto Akatsuka as |
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Kazuyoshi Kushida as |
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Kazuo Kitamura as |
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Takao Kataoka as |
| Directing | Toshio Goto | Director |
| Camera | Hiroshi Iwabuchi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ryūnosuke Ono | Writer |
| Sound | Reijirō Koroku | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tsuguhiko Kadokawa | Executive Producer |
