Genre: Drama

Duration: 2h 54min

 

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.

 

“Kokuho” has become the all-time highest-grossing Japanese live-action film and was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 98th Academy Awards.

 

Film has English and Estonian subtitles.

 

Tickets can be bought from internet or at Kai Art Center before the screening.

 

Watch the trailer:

 

Country: Japan 2025

Director: Sang-il Lee

Cast: Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, Mitsuki Takahata, Shinobu Terajima

Language: Japanese

Subtitles: Estonian, English

Distributor: Otaku MTÜ

 

We also invite everyone to visit the exhibition “Exploded View” at Kai Art Center gallery, where new and recent works by Estonian artist Paul Kuimet and Norwegian artist Magnhild Øen Nordahl consider the relationship between visual representation and the lived experience of spaces and objects.

 

When visiting both the exhibition and the film screening on the same day, a combo ticket is available for €15 (discounted €10). The gallery is open until 18:00, so with a combo ticket we kindly ask you to visit the exhibition before the film screening begins.