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.
Nagasaki, 1964: After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo (Ryô Yoshizawa) is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke (Ryûsei Yokohama), 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 - from acting school to the grandest stages - amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals. One of them will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki - the 400-year-old traditional Japanese performing art that combines highly stylized drama, traditional dance and elaborate, dramatic makeup. (Subtitles)
Japan 2025 Sang-il Lee 175m
