Beauty

(2008)

Genres: Drama

Year: 2008

Runtime: 109 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Тосио Гото

Cast: 片岡孝太郎, 六代目 片岡愛之助, Кумико Асо, Noritoshi Kashima, 眞島秀和, 大西麻恵, 井川比佐志, 二階堂智, 赤塚真人, 串田和美

Plot

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.