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Beauty

0% | May 10, 2008 | Drama

Set in a small Nagano village in the 1930s, the film follows Hanji, a young boy captivated by a local kabuki performance. Inspired by Yukio, Hanji learns kabuki with Utako. As they grow, they become skilled actors, performing in a final kabuki before World War II. After the war, Hanji returns to revive kabuki and restore the community’s spirit. In the 1980s, as he nears death, the villagers organise a final performance in his honour, where he performs “Tenryu Koishibuki” for Yukio.

Featured Crew

Toshio Goto
Director
Hiroshi Iwabuchi
Director of Photography

Cast

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Takatarô Kataoka
Ogura Hanji
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Ainosuke Kataoka
Yukio Katsuragi
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Kumiko Aso
Utako Higashiura
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Noritoshi Kashima
Masao Kinoshita

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