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Asia Cine-Club: Kokuho 国宝 (Japan)🗓 Tuesday, April 28 | ⏰ Doors: 6PM | 🎬 Film: 8PM | 📍 TicTic, Phnom Penh
Directed by Lee Sang-il, Kokuho (meaning “national treasure”) is a 2025 Japanese historical drama spanning five decades in the lives of two aspiring Kabuki actors. After his father’s death, young Kikuo Tachibana is taken under the wing of a master kabuki performer and raised alongside the master’s son, Shunsuke. Their shared devotion to the demanding art form - and the complex emotional and professional rivalry that emerges - serves as a meditation on tradition, identity, and artistic sacrifice within the hallowed, exacting world of classical Japanese theatre.
The film premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and became one of Japan’s highest-grossing live-action films, earning selection as Japan’s entry for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards and a nomination for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
“A visual knockout and deeply moving tribute to art and devotion.”
— Rotten Tomatoes
“A sweeping, richly textured drama about friendship, ambition, and tradition.”
— AP News cultural report
🎟 Free Entry & Popcorn – Arrive early for sofa, bed, or beanbag seating.
📽 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35231039/
📽 Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/kokuho/
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Event Venue
TicTic តិចៗ, Langka Lane (Lane behind Patio Hotel), Boeng Keng Kang Ti Muoy, Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 120102, Cambodia
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