Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of… Read more
Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing 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.
Director
Sang-il Lee
Production
TOHO, Aniplex, Myriagon Studio, CREDEUS, AMUSE, Lawson
Cast
Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, Mitsuki Takahata, Shinobu Terajima, Soya Kurokawa, Keitatsu Koshiyama, Min Tanaka, Ken Watanabe, Nana Mori, Takahiro Miura, Ai Mikami, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyusaku Shimada, Emma Miyazawa, Kumi Takiuchi, Misa Wada, Nagiko Tsuji, Tateto Serizawa, Yusaku Mori, Zenchu Mitsui