Event Description

Set in Nagasaki in 1964, an orphaned yakuza heir enters the world of Kabuki, growing up beside his mentor’s son as rivalry and ambition shape their destinies.

Kokuho, crowned as the highest-grossing live-action film of all time in Japan, is a film about ambition loyalty and the making of a Kabuki legend.  After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14 year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor.  Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre.  For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals..one of them will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki.

Cert:  15
Running time:  2hrs 54 mins
Japanese with English Subtitles

Prices:
Evenings:  £9.50/£10.50  (Premium seats)
Mornings and matinees:  £8.50/£9.50  (Premium seats)
Concessions and members discounts apply

Show Times:
Please note:  Film starts at advertised time
Sunday 7 June at 2:30pm
Tuesday 9 June at 7:15pm

Tuesday 9 June 2026

7:15pm

Malvern Theatres

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