Kokuho

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Kokuho is a 2025 drama movie directed by Sang-il Lee. It stars Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama and Mitsuki Takahata. It runs 2h 54m and is rated NR. TMDB users rate it 7.9 out of 10.

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.