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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TOHO, Aniplex, Myriagon Studio, CREDEUS
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- rivalry
- cross dressing
- period drama
- gender roles
- lgbt
- kabuki
- 1960s
- theater performance
- nagasaki, japan
- grand
- japanese culture
- festival chéries chéris
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Top Cast
Ryo Yoshizawa as Kikuo Tachibana
Ryusei Yokohama as Shunsuke Ogaki
Mitsuki Takahata as Harue Fukuda
Shinobu Terajima as Sachiko Ogaki
Soya Kurokawa as Kikuo (young)
Keitatsu Koshiyama as Shunsuke (young)
Min Tanaka as Mangiku Onogawa
Ken Watanabe as Hanjiro Hanai
Top Crew
Sang-il Lee · Director
Satoko Okudera · Screenplay
Shuichi Yoshida · Novel
Marihiko Hara · Composer
Sofian El Fani · Cinematographer
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