
It runs long at 2h 54m.
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Synopsis
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.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.5/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 95% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 80/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.9/10127 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 81 | 100% |
Key crew
- Sang-il LeeDirector
- Satoko OkuderaScreenplay
- Marihiko HaraOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ryo YoshizawaKikuo Tachibana
- Ryusei YokohamaShunsuke Ogaki
- Mitsuki TakahataHarue Fukuda
- Shinobu TerajimaSachiko Ogaki
- Soya KurokawaKikuo (young)
- Keitatsu KoshiyamaShunsuke (young)
- Min TanakaMangiku Onogawa
- Ken WatanabeHanjiro Hanai
- Nana MoriAkiko
- Takahiro MiuraTakeno
- Ai MikamiFujikoma
- Masatoshi NagaseGongoro Tachibana



























