TOKYO - Kabuki-themed film "Kokuho" had earned 17.37 billion yen ($111 million) in revenue at the box office as of Monday, becoming the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film ever, its distributor Toho Co.
3 during the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival... Lee, known for directing “Hula Girls” and “Villain,” helmed “Kokuho,” released this year ... “The significance of this award is tremendous ... 26, "Kokuho" had earned 16.65 billion yen at the box office ... 5. .
rights at TIFF earlier this year, GKids will release Japan’s smash hit drama “Kokuho” in a limited awards-qualifying run in Los Angeles and New York this November, with a nationwide release still to come.
But “Kokuho” quickly started packing theaters following a slow initial weekend and is now approaching the record box office receipts for a Japanese live-action film ... Since then, “Kokuho” has surpassed 15 billion yen ($100 million) by Sept.