©Courtesy of GKIDS Kokuho : Nagasaki, 1964 — After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-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…
©Courtesy of GKIDS One of a highly anticipated Kabuki drama “Kokuho,” which stars Ryo Yoshizawa, Ken Watanabe, and Ryusei Yokohama, has been released in Japan and features the first trailer. The second-highest-grossing Japanese live-action movie of all time is “Kokuho,” which has taken more than $104M since its June premiere. At the Japanese box office,…
©Courtesy of GKIDS GKIDS has announced plans to bring “Kokuho” to North America. The live-action movie, which was first introduced at Cannes and will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this month, will be Japan’s official submission in the Best International Feature category at the 98th Academy Awards. GKIDS has…
©Courtesy of Toho The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan has chosen Kokuho, a film that depicts a Japanese traditional theater (“Kabuki”), to represent the country in the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards next year. Nine Japanese films were submitted to be taken into consideration for the international category. The life…
@Courtesy of NYAFF The live-action adaptation of the famous Japanese manga series, created by Hiromasu Okujima started in 2021, follows the animation series streamed earlier this year on Netflix. The movie directed by Shinji Hamasaki follows pretty closely the story previously developed on paper and in the show: after being rescued by the young boy…
Kento Yamazaki, a Japanese actor, became the first recipient of the ‘The Best From the East Award’ at the New York Asian Film Festival 2024 at Lincoln Center in New York City. He spoke about his delight in receiving the award. The festival, which is currently 23rd year, took place at Lincoln Center in New…
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