Drama, Fantasy  •  2025  •  15 min

Kokuhaku (2025)

Kokuhaku poster

Kokuhaku (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
7.9

Overview

During an interview, Tadashi, a young Spanish-Japanese actor who plays female characters in a theatrical practice similar to kabuki, will return to the past to relive his most intimate memories.


Starring Cast

Kuni Tomita  •   Zhihan Chen  •   Kenzo Tovar Fukuoka

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

Kokuhaku follows a young Spanish-Japanese actor who uses kabuki-style performance to revisit intimate memories and confront the complexities of queer identity across cultural and generational lines.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

Kokuhaku follows a Spanish-Japanese actor revisiting intimate memories while performing female roles in a kabuki-inspired theatrical practice, presenting a diverse ensemble without recasting traditional Western characters or centering critiques of conventional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High

Kokuhaku centers on Tadashi, a Spanish-Japanese actor embodying female roles in the onnagata tradition, as he confronts past experiences of homophobia and cultural repression. Through intimate flashbacks triggered in his dressing room, the film traces his journey toward self-acceptance and a dignified present. Queer references and the director’s focus on male vulnerability underscore themes of identity and resilience, positioning the story as an affirming exploration of gender and heritage.

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Low

The film centers on a protagonist reliving intimate personal memories without engaging family structures, relationships, or domestic norms in any meaningful way.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

Kokuhaku follows a Spanish-Japanese performer trained in the onagata tradition of kabuki theater as he revisits childhood memories, with no depiction of transgender characters or themes.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Kokuhaku centers on Tadashi, a male actor who performs female roles in a kabuki-style theatrical practice as part of the story's plot. No characters are reimagined with a gender different from any established canonical, historical, or source-material baseline.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Kokuhaku is an original short film with newly created characters and no source material that establishes prior racial depictions for any role. The cast portrays figures invented for this story, with no mismatches against canonical or historical baselines.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.8
The Movie Database logo
8.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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