Kokuho is a must see film for anyone curious about the Japanese art of Kabuki theatre.

Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama as Kikuo and Shunsuke, rival kabuki actors in Japanese Oscar submission "Kokuho." - Sayuri Suzuki/GKIDS In the movie “Kokuho,” a three-hour epic spanning half a ...

A vivid portrait of a legendary kabuki actor over the course of his career, “Kokuho” joins a rich tradition of films that depict the personal cost of making art. Too often, such stories present an ...

The Tokyo Ballet will stage a revival of Maurice Béjart’s acclaimed ballet The Kabuki in June 2025 at the New National Theatre, Tokyo. This production, originally choreographed in 1986, is inspired by ...

"All you have to fight your detractors is the art of Kabuki." GKids has unveiled the official US trailer for an acclaimed Japanese film titled Kokuho, made by filmmaker Sang-il Lee. The title Kokuho ...

(CNN) — In the movie “Kokuho,” a three-hour epic spanning half a century in the life of a fictional kabuki actor, we see the traditional art form slowly retreat from Japanese popular culture. What was ...