Sharaku

Sharaku

1995
2h 20m
6.7

6.7/10

10 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TSUTAYA Group hyogensha TV Asahi Seiyu
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 写楽
Release Date June 2, 1995
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0114413

Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada

Tonbo

Shima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita

Okan

Frankie Sakai
Frankie Sakai

Tsutaya

Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tsurutaro Kataoka

Ikugorō

Shiro Sano
Shiro Sano

Utamaro

Riona Hazuki
Riona Hazuki

Hanasato

Toshiya Nagasawa
Toshiya Nagasawa

Tetsuzō

Haruko Katō
Haruko Katō

Ofuji

Taiko Shinbashi
Taiko Shinbashi

Osato

Masumi Miyazaki
Masumi Miyazaki

Gohi

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Santō Kyōden

Takashi Tsumura
Takashi Tsumura

Manager Yohei

Key Crew

Midori Katakura
Screenplay
Frankie Sakai
Screenplay
Hiroko Minagawa
Screenplay
Masahiro Shinoda
Screenplay
Masahiro Shinoda
Director
Masato Hara
Producer
Frankie Sakai
Executive Producer