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

After I made the film Villain, based on the novel by [Shūichi] Yoshida, I told him about this idea I was thinking about for a film based on a great kabuki actor. Later, he began writing the book that ...

NEW YORK -- Over your headset, an English-speaking translator interrupts the story to provide some helpful background: The scene you are about to witness, he explains in the hushed and polished manner ...

Amid another anxiety-inducing year for the theatrical film business, one of 2025's few unmistakably hopeful signs came in a most unexpected form: Japanese period drama Kokuho. A nearly three-hour epic ...

With the film set as Japan’s official Oscar submission, Lee Sang-il discusses the 15-year journey behind his kabuki epic, guiding stars Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama through rigorous stage ...