Box Office: ‘Kokuho’ Becomes Japan’s Top-Grossing Live-Action Film Ever

Directed by Lee Sang-il and selected as Japan’s 2026 Oscar submission for best international feature, the three-hour, ...

‘Kokuho' Becomes Japan's Highest-Grossing Local Live-Action Movie Ever In Market; Kabuki Drama Is Country's Oscar Submission

Lee Sang-il's kabuki drama Kokuho has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever ...

‘Kokuho’ Review: Japan’s Oscar Entry and Box Office Achiever Is an Absorbing Three Hours of Kabuki and Conflicted Masculinity

Lee Sang-il's Toho release may intimidate with its running time, but Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama anchor a kabuki epic with moving performances.
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New Demon Slayer movie tops 100 bil. yen globally, first for Japanese film

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The latest animated film adaptation of the popular manga "Demon Slayer" earned a total of 106.3 billion yen ...
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Demon Slayer First Japanese Film to Top South Korea's Box Office

Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle” (hereafter referred to as *Demon Slayer*), released in August, has claimed the ...

"Kokuho" Becomes Japan's Top-Grossing Live-Action Film

Tokyo, Nov. 25 (Jiji Press)--"Kokuho" has become Japan's highest-grossing live-action film, earning box office revenue of 17,377.39 million yen by Monday, according to Toho Co. Directed by Lee Sang-il ...