Beauty (2008)
Set in a small Nagano village in the 1930s, the film follows Hanji, a young boy captivated by a local kabuki performance. Inspired by Yukio, Hanji learns kabuki with Utako. As they grow, they become skilled actors, performing in a final kabuki before World War II. After the war, Hanji returns to revive kabuki and restore the community’s spirit. In the 1980s, as he nears death, the villagers organise a final performance in his honour, where he performs “Tenryu Koishibuki” for Yukio.
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Cast
Takatarô Kataoka
as Ogura Hanji
Ainosuke Kataoka
as Yukio Katsuragi
The 6th generation Kataoka Ainosuke is Yamamoto Hiroyuki.
Yamamoto Hiroyuki was born on March 4, 1972, in Jinnanbe-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka. His parents ran a manufacturing business in Sakai,...
Kumiko Aso
as Utako Higashiura
Kumiko Asou, born Kumiko Hiramaru, is a Japanese actress and model. She has also appeared in several commercials in Japan..
Hidekazu Mashima
Hidekazu Mashima was born in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan. He started getting interested in films because of the influence of friends when he studied law at Kokushikan University in Tokyo. He took acting...
Asae Oonishi
Asae Oonishi (大西 麻恵, Oonishi Asae, born November 16, 1983) is a talent and actress from Jōyō City, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan. She graduated from Jōyō High School in Kyōto Prefecture..
Satoshi Nikaido
Satoshi Nikaido (二階堂 智, Nikaidō Satoshi, born March 25, 1966-) is a Japanese actor from Tokyo affiliated with Agent Office Tact..
Director
Toshio Goto