‘Kokuho’ Review: A Hit in Its Home Country, Three-Hour Japanese Epic Illuminates the Highs and Lows of Kabuki Theater

A vivid portrait of a legendary kabuki actor over the course of his career, “Kokuho” joins a rich tradition of films that depict the personal cost of making art. Too often, such stories present an overly simplified version of the given artform’s rigors and qualities, diluting any undergirding sense of what drives the characters to […]