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Kokuho review: Japan's Oscar-nominated film theatrically portrays artistic greatness at the expense of the soul

Ryo Yoshizawa balances a performance between sociopathy and transcendant beauty.

Japanese hit Kokuho is a sumptuous exploration of art and ambition

Kokuho is a sumptuous film. Cinematographer Sofian El Fani fills the screen with the incandescent glow of the theatre spaces ...
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Popular actor fired from low-alcohol beer ad after drunken escapade

A popular Japanese actor hired to be the wholesome face of a low-alcohol beer has been fired after getting drunk and breaking into his neighbor's home, officials said. Drinks giant Asahi Breweries ...
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Kabuki film ‘Kokuho’ is a box office hit aiming for the Oscars. It could help revive the art form itself

Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama as Kikuo and Shunsuke, rival kabuki actors in Japanese Oscar submission "Kokuho." - Sayuri Suzuki/GKIDS In the movie “Kokuho,” a three-hour epic spanning half a ...
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Japan’s Oscar Entry ‘Kokuho’ Gets November U.S. Release Date From Gkids

Japan’s Oscar entry Kokuho, the coming-of-age Kobuki drama that stars Ryo Yoshizawa and Ken Watanabe, will hit U.S. theaters for an award-qualifying run beginning November 14 in Los Angeles and ...