KOKUHO (National Treasure) (Japan) "Magnificent" ABC CALOUNDRA ENCORE SCREENING
Wed, 22 Apr
|Strand Cinema Caloundra
Amid scandals, glory and betrayals and over decades two young men grow and evolve together--from acting school to grand stages- yet only one can become the greatest of Kabuki masters -can it be the son of a Yakuza (gangster)? Not a slow Japanese film by any measure. "Magnificent" ABC
Time & Location
22 Apr 2026, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Strand Cinema Caloundra, 11 Bulcock St, Caloundra QLD 4551, Australia
About the Event
KOKUHO (Japan) film trailer HERE
M 174 min
Directed by Lee Sang-il. Stars Ryō Yoshizawa, Ryūsei Yokohama, Soya Kurokawa, Keitatsu Koshiyama, Ken Watanabe
Based on the best-selling novel by Shūichi Yoshida, KOKUHŌ (which translates as 'National Treasure') stormed the Japanese box office in mid-2025, with demand escalating for months on the back of word of mouth, becoming the highest grossing live action film in Japanese box office history with over 12.3 million admissions--- a true cultural phenomenon.
Kokuho is a decades long tale charting the ambition, friendship and rivalry of two very different trainees in the art of Kabuki--Japanese theatre that uses men in the roles of women. One is the son of a gangster, one is the only son and presumed heir to a master's title.
It begins in Nagasaki, 1964. After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, gifted Kikuo (rising star Ryō Yoshizawa) is taken unde…