Sharaku

Sharaku

140 mins | Drama, History | June 2, 1995

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.

Sharaku

140 mins | Drama, History | June 2, 1995

Sharaku
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Hyôgen-sha, Tsutaya
Original title 写楽
Directors Masahiro Shinoda
Writers Masahiro Shinoda

Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada

as Tonbo

Shima Iwashita

as Troupe Leader

Frankie Sakai

as Tsutaya

Shiro Sano

as Utamaro

Riona Hazuki

as Hanasato

Toshiya Nagasawa

as Tetsuzo

Haruko Katô

as Ofuji

Masumi Miyazaki

as Gohi

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

as Santo Kyoden

Naomasa Musaka

as Manager Yohei

Yasosuke Bando

as Matsudaira Sadanobu

Eisuke Sasai

as Tomisaburo Segawa