Kokuho (2025)
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.

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Cast

Ryo Yoshizawa Ryo Yoshizawa As: Kikuo Tachibana
Ryusei Yokohama Ryusei Yokohama As: Shunsuke Ogaki
Mitsuki Takahata Mitsuki Takahata As: Harue Fukuda
Shinobu Terajima Shinobu Terajima As: Sachiko Ogaki
Soya Kurokawa Soya Kurokawa As: Kikuo (young)
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: 16

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 06 June 2025

Country: JP

Runtime: 174m

Company Credits

Company: TOHO, Aniplex, Myriagon Studio

Budget: $8,000,000

Revenue: $113,775,806

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Cast

Ryo Yoshizawa

Ryo Yoshizawa

Kikuo Tachibana

Ryusei Yokohama

Ryusei Yokohama

Shunsuke Ogaki

Mitsuki Takahata

Mitsuki Takahata

Harue Fukuda

Shinobu Terajima

Shinobu Terajima

Sachiko Ogaki

Soya Kurokawa

Soya Kurokawa

Kikuo (young)

Keitatsu Koshiyama

Keitatsu Koshiyama

Shunsuke (young)

Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Mangiku Onogawa

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Hanjiro Hanai

Nana Mori

Nana Mori

Akiko

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Takeno

Ai Mikami

Ai Mikami

Fujikoma

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Gongoro Tachibana

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Umeki

Emma Miyazawa

Emma Miyazawa

Matsu Tachibana

Directed By

Lee Sang-il

Lee Sang-il

Director

Yuki Kishizuka

Yuki Kishizuka

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Kumiko Ogawa

Kumiko Ogawa

Costume Designer

Kyôko Toyokawa

Kyôko Toyokawa

Makeup & Hair

Sound

Toshihiko Sakakibara

Toshihiko Sakakibara

Music

Mitsugu Shiratori

Mitsugu Shiratori

Sound

Marihiko Hara

Marihiko Hara

Original Music Composer

Marihiko Hara

Marihiko Hara

Theme Song Performance

Masaya Kitada

Masaya Kitada

Sound Effects

Toshihiro Sugita

Toshihiro Sugita

Music Producer

Visual Effects

Tetsuya Shiraishi

Tetsuya Shiraishi

VFX Supervisor

Camera

Sofian El Fani

Sofian El Fani

Director of Photography

Lighting

Art Department

Yohei Taneda

Yohei Taneda

Art Direction

Nao Shimoyama

Nao Shimoyama

Production Design

Takuma Sakai

Takuma Sakai

Decorator

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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