Over the course of ten years, a stray dog wanders through the lives of strangers who become something closer to family in Gohan, a 2026 Thai drama credited to three directors.
What is Gohan about?
The dog at the center of the story, Gohan, does not belong to any one household; instead he drifts between people who each, in their own way, need him more than they realize. A Japanese automotive engineer, an undocumented Burmese shelter caretaker, and a young Thai couple all cross paths with him at different points across the decade the film covers, and each connection reshapes what home means for the people involved as much as for the dog himself. Rather than following one continuous plotline, the film moves in a looser, more episodic rhythm, letting Gohan's presence quietly tie together lives that would otherwise never intersect, building toward a portrait of belonging assembled from many small, separate kindnesses.
About the cast
The cast spans several countries alongside the animal at the story's center, with Yasushi Kitajima, Chatchai Chinnasri, Poe Mamhe Thar, Nophand Boonyai, Jinjett Wattanasin, and Tontawan Tantivejakul among the human figures who pass through Gohan's decade-long journey, alongside performers credited as Kori and Meechok.
Context & significance
Directed jointly by Nattawut Poonpiriya, Atta Hemwadee, and Chayanop Boonprakob, Gohan is a Thai production that blends Adventure, Drama, Comedy, and Family sensibilities into a single 145-minute film, a genre spread that mirrors its structure of loosely connected lives rather than one tightly wound plot. The multinational cast reflects the story's own border-crossing instincts, with the engineer's Japanese background and the caretaker's Burmese origins folded into a Thai-set narrative.
Watching Gohan on Ktime
K-Time carries Gohan with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making the film's decade-spanning story easy to follow for Farsi-speaking viewers on either option. Watching only requires a free K-Time account login, and the platform's Farsi-first interface puts family dramas like this one within easy reach alongside the rest of the catalog.