GKIDS has unveiled the full-length trailer for the Japanese drama Kokuho [KOKUH], their first live-action release. Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, and Ken Watanabe [KWATA] star in the film directed by Sang-il Lee. As Japan's Submission for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Oscars, Kokuho will have an award qualifying run in November before its theatrical release in early 2026.
Nagasaki, 1964. After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, Kikuo decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. Across decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals, as each pushes to become the greatest living Kabuki master.