Kokuho (2025)

Japanese · Drama / Music · 174 min · M18

★ 7.8 (89 votes)

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Released 2025-12-07

The verdict

Kokuho lands among the stronger Japanese films on offer right now. It carries a 7.8/10 on TMDB across 89 ratings, which puts it comfortably above average. At 174 minutes it's a long sit, so save it for when you've got the evening. It had its theatrical run in Singapore — check back here for its OTT arrival.

The critical consensus tilts firmly positive. — distilled from critics' published reviews

Story

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.

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Director

Sang-il Lee

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)

Where to watch in Singapore

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