SPECIAL PREVIEW - See it first at BFI IMAX!

Japan’s highest-grossing live-action film of all time
Academy Award® nominee (Makeup and Hairstyling)

Synopsis
What toll does art exact on a life? It’s a question that runs through this large-scale portrait of Kikuo Tachibana, the son of a Yakuza boss who, following his father’s murder, trains under a kabuki actor and rises through the ranks to become the star performer of his generation. Far from a rags to riches story, this drama details how fame, adulation and commitment to art can transform an individual. Covering 50 years in Japan’s history, Sang-il Lee’s sumptuous epic is a must-see on the UK’s largest screen.

Director
Sang-il Lee

With
Ryô Yoshizawa, Ryûsei Yokohama, Mitsuki Takahata, Sachiko Ogaki

In UK cinemas 8 May

Distributed by Vue Lumiere