Nagasaki, 1964 – Following the death of his yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – and one will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of kabuki.
Kikuo Tachibana

Shunsuke Ogaki

Harue Fukuda

Sachiko Ogaki

Kikuo (young)

Shunsuke (young)

Mangiku Onogawa

Hanjiro Hanai

Akiko

Takeno

Fujikoma

Gongoro Tachibana

Umeki

Matsu Tachibana
