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.