Kokuho
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.
- Director
- Sang-il Lee
- Worldwide
- $134M
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Cast
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What It's About
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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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Box Office & Release
Kokuho returned 16.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $8M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $134M
- Release date
- Jun 6, 2025
- Runtime
- 2h 54m
- MPAA rating
- NR
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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