Sharaku(1995)

61

2h 20m

  • Drama,
  • History

Overview

A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal. The film explores the eternal relationship between artist and producer, and describes the emanicipation of a man who refuses to let himself become the plaything of power and money.

Cast

  • Hiroyuki Sanada

    Hiroyuki Sanada

    Tonbo

  • Shima Iwashita

    Shima Iwashita

    Okan

  • Frankie Sakai

    Frankie Sakai

    Tsutaya

  • Tsurutaro Kataoka

    Tsurutaro Kataoka

    Ikugorō

  • Shirō Sano

    Shirō Sano

    Utamaro

  • Riona Hazuki

    Riona Hazuki

    Hanasato

  • Toshiya Nagasawa

    Toshiya Nagasawa

    Tetsuzō

  • Haruko Katō

    Haruko Katō

    Ofuji

  • Masumi Miyazaki

    Masumi Miyazaki

    Gohi

  • Chōichirō Kawarasaki

    Chōichirō Kawarasaki

    Santō Kyōden

  • Takashi Tsumura

    Takashi Tsumura

    Manager Yohei

  • Naomasa Musaka

    Naomasa Musaka

    Tsuruya Namboku IV

  • Naoto Takenaka

    Naoto Takenaka

    Ōta Nanpo

  • Bandō Mitsugorō X

    Bandō Mitsugorō X

    Matsudaira Sadanobu

  • Eisuke Sasai

    Eisuke Sasai

    Tomisaburo Segawa

  • Hiroshi Arikawa

    Hiroshi Arikawa

    Tsuruya Kiemon

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    Status

    Released (Jun 2, 1995)

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