National Treasure

This film is adapted from a novel written by Yoshida, based on his three years of experience entering the backstage dressed in kabuki black attire for interviews. It tells the grand story of Kikuo, born into a yakuza family, who devotes his youth to the path of kabuki performance, risking his life to pursue boundless dreams: the stage is set in Japan from the postwar era to the period of high economic growth. Born into a yakuza clan, Kikuo encounters a twist of fate and is drawn into the household of a kabuki actor. Before long, amidst a turbulent life, his talent as a kabuki performer blossoms.