Japan Picks Lee Sang-il’s Hit Kabuki Drama ‘Kokuho’ as Oscar Submission

Japan has chosen Lee Sang-il’s “Kokuho” as its submission for the worldwide characteristic class on the 98th Academy Awards, the Movement Image Producers Affiliation of Japan introduced Thursday. Set initially in 1964 Nagasaki, the movie follows 14-year-old Kikuo who, after his yakuza father’s loss of life, finds himself taken underneath the wing of a well-known Kabuki actor. […]Learn Extra