Overview
- Tokyo's Kabuki-za hosted a December 31 special screening of 'Kokuho' with on-stage appearances by lead actors Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama and director Lee Sang-il.
- The post-screening event was carried live to 356 cinemas across Japan, turning the celebration into a nationwide moment.
- Yoshizawa told audiences the film had become a special work for him and asked fans to keep supporting it into next year.
- Yokohama said the film strengthened his sense of responsibility to help advance Japanese cinema, while Lee noted strong overseas appreciation for its visualized kabuki aesthetics and resilient characters.
- The film, directed by Lee and based on Yoshida's Asahi-serialized novel, centers on a kabuki onnagata's path to becoming a Living National Treasure.