Kokuhô

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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 actors only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve togetherfrom acting school to the grandest stagesamid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals… One of them will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki.

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