
Sharaku
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.
Top Cast


Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
Tonbo
Hiroyuki Sanada
Tonbo


Shima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Okan
Shima Iwashita
Okan


Frankie Sakai
Frankie Sakai
Tsutaya
Frankie Sakai
Tsutaya


Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Ikugorō
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Ikugorō


Shiro Sano
Shiro Sano
Utamaro
Shiro Sano
Utamaro


Riona Hazuki
Riona Hazuki
Hanasato
Riona Hazuki
Hanasato


Toshiya Nagasawa
Toshiya Nagasawa
Tetsuzō
Toshiya Nagasawa
Tetsuzō


Haruko Katō
Haruko Katō
Ofuji
Haruko Katō
Ofuji
Taiko Shinbashi
Taiko Shinbashi
Osato
Taiko Shinbashi
Osato


Masumi Miyazaki
Masumi Miyazaki
Gohi
Masumi Miyazaki
Gohi
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