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Lee Sang-il’s Kabuki Drama Steps Onto the Global Stage With French Rollout

A Marianne review praises the film’s fluid, inventive craft and reports a massive 11 million viewers in Japan.

Overview

  • The French coverage positions Le maître du kabuki as a holiday-season discovery for audiences outside Japan.
  • Pyramide Distribution is handling the international release highlighted by the French press.
  • The review describes a nearly three-hour romantic saga that stays engrossing throughout.
  • The film translates the traditionally austere art of kabuki into an accessible, emotionally engaging experience.
  • Critics spotlight Lee Sang-il, born in 1974, as a filmmaker newly recognized beyond Japan.