Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: Kokuho, the dazzling, savage Japanese epic you must not miss
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Kokuho (selected cinemas)
Nagasaki, 1964: Hanai Hanjiro II (Ken Watanabe), a revered master of kabuki – the traditional Japanese theatrical form, dating back to the Edo period of the 17th century – is working in the city under the protection of yakuza boss Gongorō Tachibana (Masatoshi Nagase).
At a lavish banquet, he is impressed by the promise of the crime lord’s 14-year-old son, Kikuo (Sōya Kurokawa), performing as an onnagata: a man or boy playing a female part. This c
Kokuho (selected cinemas)
Nagasaki, 1964: Hanai Hanjiro II (Ken Watanabe), a revered master of kabuki – the traditional Japanese theatrical form, dating back to the Edo period of the 17th century – is working in the city under the protection of yakuza boss Gongorō Tachibana (Masatoshi Nagase).
At a lavish banquet, he is impressed by the promise of the crime lord’s 14-year-old son, Kikuo (Sōya Kurokawa), performing as an onnagata: a man or boy playing a female part. This c
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