thejapantimes , 25 days ago to random Japan’s surprise box-office hit dominates the Japan Academy Awards — but at the Oscars, “Kokuho” comes away with just one nomination. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/23/entertainment-news/oscar-nominations-kokuho-academy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #japanesefilm #kokuho #kabuki #records #leesangil #awards #japanacademyfilmprize #academyawards
Japan’s surprise box-office hit dominates the Japan Academy Awards — but at the Oscars, “Kokuho” comes away with just one nomination. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/23/entertainment-news/oscar-nominations-kokuho-academy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #japanesefilm #kokuho #kabuki #records #leesangil #awards #japanacademyfilmprize #academyawards
thejapantimes , 2 months ago to random What do the Osaka Expo and a three-hour film about modern kabuki performers have in common? They were named the winners of Japan’s annual sumo-style ranking of consumer interest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/13/lifestyle/hit-products-2025-banzuke-expo-kokuho/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #kokuho #shopping #shoheiohtani #2025inreview
What do the Osaka Expo and a three-hour film about modern kabuki performers have in common? They were named the winners of Japan’s annual sumo-style ranking of consumer interest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/12/13/lifestyle/hit-products-2025-banzuke-expo-kokuho/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #kokuho #shopping #shoheiohtani #2025inreview
thejapantimes , 2 months ago to random Anime may have dominated the charts in 2025, but the real surprise was a kabuki drama that shot to No. 1 and stayed there for weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/04/film/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kokuho-festivals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #2025inreview #kokuho #demonslayer #anime #chiehayakawa #kazuoishiguro #keiishikawa #shomiyake #tatsuyanakadai
Anime may have dominated the charts in 2025, but the real surprise was a kabuki drama that shot to No. 1 and stayed there for weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/04/film/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kokuho-festivals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #2025inreview #kokuho #demonslayer #anime #chiehayakawa #kazuoishiguro #keiishikawa #shomiyake #tatsuyanakadai
thejapantimes , 2 months ago to random Wooden paddles featuring Shohei Ohtani, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and 10 other newsmakers from this year were unveiled by Tokyo-based doll-maker Kyugetsu on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/hagoita-takaichi-ohtani/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shoheiohtani #sanaetakaichi #newyear #shimonsakaguchi #susumukitagawa #nobelprize #kokuho
Wooden paddles featuring Shohei Ohtani, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and 10 other newsmakers from this year were unveiled by Tokyo-based doll-maker Kyugetsu on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/hagoita-takaichi-ohtani/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shoheiohtani #sanaetakaichi #newyear #shimonsakaguchi #susumukitagawa #nobelprize #kokuho
thejapantimes , 2 months ago to random Surprise hit “Kokuho” grossed more than $111 million, becoming the first movie in 22 years to break Japan’s box office record for a domestic live-action film. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/25/film/kokuho-film-break-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #kokuho #kabuki
Surprise hit “Kokuho” grossed more than $111 million, becoming the first movie in 22 years to break Japan’s box office record for a domestic live-action film. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/25/film/kokuho-film-break-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #kokuho #kabuki
thejapantimes , 4 months ago to random Anime, streaming, even YouTube — kabuki is stepping into the digital age. A smash-hit film is helping lead the way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/03/stage/kabuki-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #kabuki #kokuho #japanesecinema
Anime, streaming, even YouTube — kabuki is stepping into the digital age. A smash-hit film is helping lead the way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/03/stage/kabuki-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #kabuki #kokuho #japanesecinema
thejapantimes , 4 months ago to random Japan’s largest film festival kicks off Oct. 27 with stories of courage, resilience and love — from the Himalayas to Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/24/film/tokyo-international-film-festival-hamnet-climbing-for-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #filmfestivals #japanesefilm #tiff #tokyo #chloezhao #leesangil #kokuho
Japan’s largest film festival kicks off Oct. 27 with stories of courage, resilience and love — from the Himalayas to Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/24/film/tokyo-international-film-festival-hamnet-climbing-for-life/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #filmfestivals #japanesefilm #tiff #tokyo #chloezhao #leesangil #kokuho
thejapantimes , 4 months ago to random Lee Sang-il's three-hour kabuki drama, once deemed a “high business risk,” overcame doubts over subject matter to find its audience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/18/film/kokuho-box-office-expectations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #kabuki #kokuho #japanesefilm
Lee Sang-il's three-hour kabuki drama, once deemed a “high business risk,” overcame doubts over subject matter to find its audience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/18/film/kokuho-box-office-expectations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #kabuki #kokuho #japanesefilm
thejapantimes , 5 months ago to random The live-action Japanese movie "Kokuho" has made over ¥10.5 billion in box office revenue in a feat not achieved in Japan since "Bayside Shakedown 2" in 2003. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/19/entertainment-news/kokuho-revenue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #kokuho #japanesefilm #film #kabuki
The live-action Japanese movie "Kokuho" has made over ¥10.5 billion in box office revenue in a feat not achieved in Japan since "Bayside Shakedown 2" in 2003. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/19/entertainment-news/kokuho-revenue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #kokuho #japanesefilm #film #kabuki
tonboriday , 7 months ago to random 👉 Lee Sang Il’s Live-Action #Film #Kokuho Starring Yoshizawa Ryo Breaks #Japanese Box Office Records. List of all 7 records: https://www.tonboriday.com/2025/07/yoshizawa-ryo-kokuho-records.html #YoshizawaRyo #Leesangil #国宝 #japanesemovie #movie
👉 Lee Sang Il’s Live-Action #Film #Kokuho Starring Yoshizawa Ryo Breaks #Japanese Box Office Records. List of all 7 records: https://www.tonboriday.com/2025/07/yoshizawa-ryo-kokuho-records.html
#YoshizawaRyo #Leesangil #国宝 #japanesemovie #movie
thejapantimes , 8 months ago to random You don’t have to be a kabuki expert to be impressed — Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama deliver stage performances that are both convincing as kabuki and arresting as drama in Lee Sang-il’s ambitious film. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/08/film/kokuho/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #kokuho #kabuki #ryoyoshizawa #ryuseiyokohama #leesangil #kenwatanabe
You don’t have to be a kabuki expert to be impressed — Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama deliver stage performances that are both convincing as kabuki and arresting as drama in Lee Sang-il’s ambitious film. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/08/film/kokuho/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #kokuho #kabuki #ryoyoshizawa #ryuseiyokohama #leesangil #kenwatanabe
thejapantimes , 8 months ago to random Director Lee Sang-il turns a long-held vision into reality with his sumptuously shot film tracing one actor's lonely ascent to greatness in the world of kabuki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/06/film/kokuho-sang-il-lee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #kokuho #kabuki #ryoyoshizawa #ryuseiyokohama #leesangil #kenwatanabe
Director Lee Sang-il turns a long-held vision into reality with his sumptuously shot film tracing one actor's lonely ascent to greatness in the world of kabuki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/06/film/kokuho-sang-il-lee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #kokuho #kabuki #ryoyoshizawa #ryuseiyokohama #leesangil #kenwatanabe