See Special Screening of KOKUHO in NYC

Special Preview of KOKUHO in NYC on January 21

Academy Award®–winning producer and distributor GKIDS announced its film Kokuho will have exclusive, special preview screenings at IMAX theaters on Wednesday, January 21. Limited tickets are still available for this one-night-only event.

Japan’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 98th Academy Awards and its highest grossing live-action film ever, Kokuho will be released in theaters in New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto on February 6, with major North American expansion beginning February 20.

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Where to Watch in NYC on January 21

• AMC 34th Street 14 & IMAX
  312 W. 34th Street, New York, NY 10001
  6:00 p.m.
  Click here to purchase tickets

• AMC Lincoln Square 13 & IMAX
  1998 Broadway, New York, NY 10023
  6:00 p.m.
  Click here to purchase tickets

©Shuichi Yoshida/ASP ©2025 “KOKUHO” Film Partners

Kokuho Synopsis

Nagasaki, 1964. 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, Kikuo decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. Across decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals, as each pushes to become the greatest living Kabuki master.

Directed by Sang-il Lee, the film stars Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, and Academy Award® nominee Ken Watanabe.

Kokuho (meaning “national treasure”) is a film of awe-inspiring scope and sumptuous beauty, and a monument to the artists who would sacrifice everything in the pursuit of the ultimate performance.

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