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Kokuho

2025

174 minutes

DramaHistory

Overview

Nagasaki, 1964 — Following the death of his yakuza father, 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 grow and evolve together—from acting school to the grandest stages—amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals... One of them will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki.

Top Cast

Ryo Yoshizawa headshot

Ryo Yoshizawa

Kikuo

Ryusei Yokohama headshot

Ryusei Yokohama

Shunsuke

Mitsuki Takahata headshot

Mitsuki Takahata

Harue

Shinobu Terajima headshot

Shinobu Terajima

Sachiko

Soya Kurokawa headshot

Soya Kurokawa

Kikuo, young

Keitatsu Koshiyama headshot

Keitatsu Koshiyama

Shunsuke, young

Min Tanaka headshot

Min Tanaka

Mangiku

Ken Watanabe headshot

Ken Watanabe

Hanjiro

Nana Mori headshot

Nana Mori

Takahiro Miura headshot

Takahiro Miura

Ai Mikami headshot

Ai Mikami

Masatoshi Nagase headshot

Masatoshi Nagase

Kyūsaku Shimada headshot

Kyūsaku Shimada

Miyazawa Emma headshot

Miyazawa Emma