Beauty

Overview

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.

Cast

Takatarô Kataoka

Ogura Hanji

Ainosuke Kataoka

Yukio Katsuragi

Kumiko Aso

Utako Higashiura

N/A

Noritoshi Kashima

Masao Kinoshita

Hidekazu Mashima

Asae Oonishi

Hisashi Igawa

Satoshi Nikaido

Makoto Akatsuka

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Kazuo Kitamura

Takao Kataoka