- Ticket price:
- From: £11.95
- Running time:
- 2h 55m (no ads, plus intro from PFF)
- Age range:
- 15
Director: Sang-il Lee
Starring: Ryô Yoshizawa, Ryûsei Yokohama, Mitsuki Takahata
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.
Passionately male Cain-and-Abel kabuki epic of gender-crossing actorsThe Guardian
Lee Sang-il’s historical epic has made box office history in JapanBFI Sight and Sound
...a stunning tale of art, ambition and bloodlines set in the world of kabukiThe Hollywood Reporter
