Kokuho
国宝
2025 · 2h 54m · Drama · Japan · Rated 15 (GB)
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.
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1960sbased on novel or bookcross dressingfestival chéries chérisgender rolesgrandjapanese culturekabukilgbtnagasaki, japanperiod dramarivalrytheater performance
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