Movielogr
Beauty (2008)
Directed by Toshio Gotô
Overview
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.
Length 109 minutes
Actors
Takatarô Kataoka | Ainosuke Kataoka | Kumiko Asou | Noritoshi Kashima | Hidekazu Mashima | Asae Oonishi | Hisashi Igawa | Satoshi Nikaido | Makoto Akatsuka | Kazuyoshi Kushida | Kazuo Kitamura | Takao Kataoka