Beauty (2008)
2008 · 1h 49m · Drama
Genres: 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.
Director: Toshio Goto
Writers: Ryūnosuke Ono
Music by: Reijirō Koroku
Cinematography: Hiroshi Iwabuchi
Cast
Takatarô Kataoka as Ogura HanjiAinosuke Kataoka as Yukio KatsuragiKumiko Aso as Utako HigashiuraNoritoshi Kashima as Masao KinoshitaHidekazu MashimaAsae OonishiHisashi IgawaSatoshi NikaidoMakoto AkatsukaKazuyoshi KushidaKazuo KitamuraTakao KataokaMore like this
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