Person in a patterned kimono standing indoors, with pink flower decorations hanging in the foreground and a traditional lamp in the background.

Kokuho

Film

Fri 8 - Thu 14 May

Director: Sang-il Lee
Cast: Ryô Yoshizawa, Ryûsei Yokohama, Mitsuki Takahata
Details: 175 mins, Subtitled, 2025, Japan
Primary language: Japanese

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Crowned as the highest-grossing live-action film of all time in Japan, Kokuho is about ambition, loyalty, and the making of a Kabuki legend.

Set in Nagasaki, 1964 – After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor.

Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together — from acting school to the grandest stages — amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals...

One of them will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki.

Kokuho on Tue 12 May is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket for Club Shed members.

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Fri 8 May

20:00 (ends 23:10)

Sat 9 May

19:50 (ends 23:00)

Sun 10 May

13:40 (ends 16:50)

Mon 11 May

20:00 (ends 23:10)

Tue 12 May

20:10 (ends 23:20) Bite

Wed 13 May

14:10 (ends 17:20)

Thu 14 May

20:00 (ends 23:10)

Pricing

Unless otherwise stated the cost of cinema tickets is as follows:

Saver Mondays
£6.00 (plus 12% booking fee*) for Club Shed members, 24 and under audiences, and concession ticket holders

Screenings before 16:00 Tuesday to Friday and before 14:00 at weekends
£9.50 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £7.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Screenings after 16:00 Tuesday to Friday and after 14:00 at weekends
£12.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £9.50 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Aged 24 or under and refugees and asylum seekers
Tuesday - Friday before 16:00, Saturday & Sunday before 14:00 £6.50 (plus 12% booking fee*)
Tuesday - Friday after 16:00, Saturday & Sunday after 14:00 £7.00 (plus 12% booking fee*)

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

Buy a Club Shed membership and enjoy 15% off cinema and Undershed tickets, advance booking for special events, discounts in the Café & Bar and more.

Access

Cinema seat widths

Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

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Join our Access Register to help us deliver the best possible experience for you. You can sign up to our Access Register online, or in person at Box Office or by calling (0117) 927 5100.

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Our building is accessible, our staff are trained in basic BSL and Deaf awareness, we have toilets for everyone and we run an accessible programme of screenings, events and exhibitions. Find out more on our Access page.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket or showing your ticket at the entrance to the cinema.

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