Kokuho and What Changed in Japanese Cinema
SEP 24 2025
Asahi Shimbun analyses the exceptional 2025 run of Lee Sang-il's Kokuho, a nearly three-hour kabuki drama that broke the 22-year record for live-action Japanese box office, and the role word-of-mouth on social media played.
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