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It has been announced that “Kokuho,” the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film of all time, will get its first terrestrial TV broadcast on Nippon TV’s “Friday Roadshow” slot in early 2027. The film stars Yoshizawa Ryo and became a talking point for its kabuki performance scenes alongside Yokohama Ryusei. Reactions on 5ch were split on the film itself, ranging from the sardonic comment “I watched it ← barely anyone actually discusses it in depth” to speculation about how a runtime of over three hours will be edited for TV, and whether visuals meant for the big screen will hold up on a television broadcast.
Fri, Sep 11, 11:59 PM
It has been announced that “Kokuho” (released 2025), starring actor Yoshizawa Ryo and the highest-grossing live-action Japanese film of all time, will get its first television broadcast on Nippon TV’s “Friday Roadshow” slot in early 2027.
On “Friday Roadshow,” the second part of “Titanic” aired on the 11th, after which a “special announcement” revealed the terrestrial broadcast of “Kokuho.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
That's disrespectful to Farewell My Concubine
Seriously, this.
I watched it knowing that, and it ended up being the biggest waste of time ever lol
Why did they hype it up so much?
Japanese movies, I swear
He made a nice match with Haru too
You can look forward to it
It's really nothing special lol
Normally they'd split it into two parts like they did with Titanic
Then again, Friday Roadshow once expanded its slot to 4 hours and aired "The Sun That Never Sets" (Shizumanu Taiyo), starring Watanabe Ken, in a single week
Probably people without internet, or people who want to live-comment along
How do you sit through all those commercials
Streaming just feels like a hassle somehow
It's easier when it's just playing on TV by itself
I have no motivation to watch a 3-hour movie on streaming
Even if I did, I'd probably just blow through it at 1.5x speed
As for the actual content…
Ah, the "second-screen watching" crowd
Like eating dessert after a meal, or browsing 5ch and YouTube during the commercial breaks
I really felt that once it landed on Amazon Prime
Ijuin Hikaru (radio personality): "Everyone kept saying Kokuho was amazing, so I watched it. It really was interesting, but there was clearly a scene in there that didn't need to be there. Still, I liked it enough to buy the novel and read it. Turns out the scene I thought was unnecessary wasn't even in the novel. So I wasn't wrong after all."
The scene where he's assaulted by a man, maybe?
It's become the go-to weapon for dunking on Kokuho
The second half is seriously boring
Such a waste of a good movie
I get that, but the film is two sides of the same coin, so it wouldn't be complete without the second half
Well, if the protagonist who'd been doing well is going to hit a setback, it pretty much has to happen from the midpoint into the back half
Even once it's on a subscription service, I still can't bring myself to watch
Same here
I think it's from being burned by disappointment so many times
I feel that way too, but isn't that just being a contrarian subculture snob
If someone recommends something to me with "You've got to watch this! It's a total masterpiece!"
that instantly kills my desire to watch it.
Even the movie itself mentions this, but it's hereditary. No one can take the role away through competition lol — the son of the lead family stays the lead forever
Splicing together only the best takes from multiple filmed attempts is totally different from doing it live on stage in one shot
Background and Key Points of Discussion
“Kokuho” is a film running over three hours that depicts the world of kabuki, and opinions on it were already split at its theatrical release, with comments ranging from “visually beautiful” to “the back half falls short.” For the terrestrial broadcast, the focus is on how the main feature will be edited for TV, with some in the thread citing the precedent of Friday Roadshow expanding its slot to four hours to air “The Sun That Never Sets” (Shizumanu Taiyo). There was also discussion of how visuals crafted for the big screen translate to a TV screen, as well as changing viewing habits where people tend to avoid long films on streaming platforms. Many comments also noted that the film’s reputation as the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time has taken on a life of its own, with sky-high expectations ironically becoming a barrier to actually watching it.
*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Movie ‘Kokuho’ Set for First TV Broadcast on ‘Friday Roadshow’ in Early 2027 — Starring Yoshizawa Ryo, All-Time No.1 Japanese Live-Action Film.”
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