Japan's highest-grossing live-action movie of all time, the hit drama goes into lavish detail on the art of kabuki ...

KYOTO, Japan >> “Kokuho” has inspired Japanese fans to not only take in a Kabuki performance, but also take lessons in ...

TOKYO >> Last year, Japan’s film industry was dominated by “Kokuho,” directed by Lee Sang-il. The film centers on the world of kabuki and drew the interest of young filmgoers to Japan’s traditional ...

Ken Watanabe, Japan’s leading international star, tackles a truly different kind of role in the decades-spanning drama ...

The Kabuki theater will take center stage at the Japan House Culture Center on Thursday, April 9, and Friday, April 10, 2026, ...

The "Inception" and "The Last Samurai" star on embodying the highly stylized art for the shortlisted submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar. GKids will play the shortlisted Japanese ...

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As part of Variety’s Screening Series, “Kokuho” production designer Yohei Taneda and producer Chieko Murata joined Variety’s co-editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton for a candid conversation about the ...

The energy sector has long been a lightning rod for policy battles, but few moments crystallize the tension between environmental activism and economic reality quite like David Bookbinder’s recent ...