Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his Yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wings 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 – and one will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki.
Japanese study overview
Kokuhou is a Japanese movie of 13,545 characters, with 1,631 unique words and 706 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,631 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 俊Satoshi×37
- 死ぬto die×29
- 俺I×28
- 喜久Kiku×27
- 思うto think×23
- 喜久雄Kikuo×22
- 言うto say×21
- 半二郎Hanjirō×19
- 旦那master (of a house, shop, etc.)×19
- 役者actor×18
- 歌舞伎kabuki×17
- 目eye×16
- 花井Kei×15
- 東一郎Tōichirō×12
- 丹波屋Tanbaya×11
- 半弥Han'ya×7
- 白虎White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens)×6
- 女形onnagata×5
- 部屋子young adult still living at home×5
- 東半the eastern half×5