Kokuho
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalgay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalry
Boxlist takeExpect a moving, serious drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.0 /10
TMDB · 26 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 174 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- TOHO
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