Lately the japanese cinema It has gained more popularity outside its borders. All you have to do is watch his feature films animeas Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Infinite Fortresswhich devastated cinemas around the world.
But its live action doesn’t leave much to be desired either, because Godzilla: Minus One It was also a global success, ranking in Japan as the highest-grossing live-action film of all time in the country.
However, That achievement has just been taken from him by a new feature film that aspires to be Japan’s next Oscar contender.: Kokuho.
Kokuho dethrone Godzilla: Minus One and breaks Japanese box office records
As collected The Hollywood Reporter, Kokuho exceeded 17.37 billion yen, equivalent to approximately 111 million dollarssince its debut in the country of the Rising Sun on June 6th.
This means that the film managed to snatch the throne from Godzilla: Minus One and is currently crowned the highest-grossing live-action film of all time in Japan.
However, Kokuho It ranks 8th among national box office hits, with anime feature films above it: The moving castle (#7), Princess Mononoke (#6), One Piece Movie: Red (#5), Your name(#4), Away from spirit (#3), Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Infinite Fortress (#2) and Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Infinite Train (#1).
Directed by Lee Sang-il and starring, among others, Ryô Yoshizawa, Ryûsei Yokohama, Ken Watanabe, Mitsuki Takahata, Shinobu Terajima and Min Tanaka, the film’s plot revolves around Kikuo, a young man who was born into a Yakuza clan.
However, by a strange twist of fate, Kikuo ended up being welcomed by a family of Kabuki theater actors and began to dedicate himself to the performing arts until he became a highly talented performer..
It is currently unknown when Kokuho will be released in cinemas in Spain. What do you think the film surpassed at the Japanese box office? Godzilla: Minus One?