Beauty

Beauty (2008) is a drama film directed by Toshio Goto.

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

Noritoshi Kashima

Masao Kinoshita

Hidekazu Mashima

Asae Oonishi

Hisashi Igawa

Satoshi Nikaido

Makoto Akatsuka

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Kazuo Kitamura

Takao Kataoka