Kokuho(2025)

2h 55m
- Drama

Release Date: Nov 14, 2025 | Limited

In post-war Japan's economic boom, gangster family-born Kikuo Tachibana finds himself adopted by a kabuki actor. Despite life's challenges, he develops into a gifted performer.

Releases

Original Release | Nov 14, 2025

Box Office Results

Updated as of May 31, 2026 11:10 AM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$38,797
Total US & Canada:
$1,119,136
Total International
$133,435,294
Total Worldwide:
$134,554,430

Current Showtimes

orround

Sun Aug 23
Mon Aug 24
Tue Aug 25
Wed Aug 26
Thu Aug 27
Fri Aug 28
Sat Aug 29

Director & Top Cast

Sang-il Lee
Director

Ryô Yoshizawa
Kikuo Tachibana

Ryûsei Yokohama
Shunsuke Ogaki

Mitsuki Takahata
Harue Fukuda

Shinobu Terajima
Sachiko Ogaki

Nana Mori
Akiko

Takahiro Miura

Teppei Takeno

Ai Mikami

Fujikoma

Soya Kurokawa

Kikuo Tachibana (young)

Keitatsu Koshiyama

Shunsuke Ogaki (young)

Masatoshi Nagase

Gongoro Tachibana

Kyûsaku Shimada

Umeki

Emma Miyazawa

Matsu Tachibana

Maharu Nemoto

Harue Fukuda

Kumi Takiuchi

Ayano (adult)

Min Tanaka

Mangiku Onogawa

Ken Watanabe

Hanjiro Hanai

Kazunari Yanagitani

Actor

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Japan

Language: Japanese

Summaries

Storyline

Set after the war in Japan, when the country experienced rapid economic growth, Kikuo Tachibana is born into a gangster family. His strange fate leads him to be eventually taken in by a kabuki theater actor. He experiences turbulent times, but his talent as a kabuki actor blossoms.