“‘Don’t do that,’” he remembers telling Sang-il when he first pitched the idea. “Kabuki is a very strict culture in Japan, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "That stage was made of really good wood," Watanabe says with a smile. "Before shooting, the production asked the director Lee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GKids will play the shortlisted Japanese Oscar submission in IMAX on January 21 before releasing it in Los Angeles and New York on ...

Lee Sang-il's kabuki drama Kokuho has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever in the market with over $111M at the local box office. The Ken ...

A nearly three-hour film about Kabuki was never supposed to be a box office juggernaut, but “Kokuho” has defied expectations to become Japan’s top live-action hit — and an Oscars international feature ...

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The "Inception" and "The Last Samurai" star on embodying the highly stylized art for the shortlisted submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar. GKids will play the shortlisted Japanese ...

It's every actor's nightmare to die onstage... both literally and metaphorically. Fortunately, we can report that Ken Watanabe is alive and well after performing a memorable scene in the Japanese ...