Sharaku

19952h 20min

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.

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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.

Released
June 2, 1995
Runtime
2h 20min
Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Genre
DramaHistory
Language
Japanese
Production
TSUTAYA Group, hyogensha, TV Asahi, Seiyu
Cast
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