Kokuho directed by Lee Sang-il will open the Helsinki Cine Aasia Festival which will take place from March 12 – 15, 2026 in Helsinki, Finland.

Opening Night
March 12, 2025 | Thursday | Kinopalatsi 2 | 18:00 pm
(Please note that this film has no English subtitles.)

Kokuho by Lee Sang-il – Japan | 2025 – 175 minutes

After the death of his yakuza father, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken in by a famous kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he wholly dedicates himself to theater. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together, but only one will become the greatest Japanese master of kabuki. (Mubi)

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