Movies Confirmed 7.9

Kokuho

June 6, 2025 2h 54m Sang-il Lee

Drama

7.9

118 votes

2h 54m

Runtime

Popularity

Released 500 days ago — June 6, 2025

About

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.

Cast

Ryo Yoshizawa

Kikuo Tachibana

Ryusei Yokohama

Shunsuke Ogaki

Mitsuki Takahata

Harue Fukuda

Shinobu Terajima

Sachiko Ogaki

Soya Kurokawa

Kikuo (young)

Keitatsu Koshiyama

Shunsuke (young)

Min Tanaka

Mangiku Onogawa

Ken Watanabe

Hanjiro Hanai

Nana Mori

Akiko

Takahiro Miura

Takeno

Ai Mikami

Fujikoma

Masatoshi Nagase

Gongoro Tachibana

Trailer

Release Date

June 6, 2025

Status

Confirmed

Director

Sang-il Lee

Platform / Region

Cinema

Production

TOHO, Aniplex, Myriagon Studio

Budget

$8.0M

Revenue

$134.4M

Language

Japanese

Original Title

国宝

Details

Age Rating: NR
TMDB Status: Released
Writers: Shuichi Yoshida, Satoko Okudera
Producers: Shinzo Matsuhashi
Composer: Marihiko Hara
Cinematography: Sofian El Fani
Countries: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese

Release Dates by Region

Indonesia · Premiere: December 4, 2025
Indonesia · Theatrical: February 18, 2026
United States · Premiere: October 24, 2025
United States · Limited: November 14, 2025
United States · Limited: November 21, 2025
United States · Limited: February 6, 2026
United States · Theatrical: February 20, 2026

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