Kokuho

Kokuho

175 mins | Drama | June 6, 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.

Kokuho

175 mins | Drama | June 6, 2025

Kokuho
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Aniplex, Lawson, Amuse, Credeus, Myriagon Studio
Original title 国宝
Directors Yuki Kishizuka, Lee Sang-il
Writers Satoko Okudera, Shuichi Yoshida

Cast

Ryo Yoshizawa

as Kikuo Tachibana

Ryusei Yokohama

as Shunsuke Ogaki

Mitsuki Takahata

as Harue Fukuda

Shinobu Terajima

as Sachiko Ogaki

Soya Kurokawa

as Kikuo (young)

Keitatsu Koshiyama

as Shunsuke (young)

Min Tanaka

as Mangiku Onogawa

Ken Watanabe

as Hanjiro Hanai

Nana Mori

as Akiko

Takahiro Miura

as Takeno

Ai Mikami

as Fujikoma

Masatoshi Nagase

as Gongoro Tachibana

Kyūsaku Shimada

as Umeki

Miyazawa Emma

as Matsu Tachibana

Kumi Takiuchi

as Ayano (adult)

Misa Wada

as Maid

Nagiko Tsuji

as Maid