Sharaku (1995)
Drama
History
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
Tonbo
Okan
Santō Kyōden
Manager Yohei
Tsuruya Namboku IV
Ōta Nanpo
Matsudaira Sadanobu
Ichikawa Danjūrō V
Ichikawa Omezō I
Iwai Hanshirō IV
Tomisaburo Segawa
Tsuruya Kiemon
Tsutaya
Sakichi
Ikugorō
Utamaro
Hanasato
Tetsuzō
Ofuji
Osato
Gohi
Crew
Director
Director of Photography
Costume Designer
Sound Recordist
Lighting Technician
Editor
Editor
Original Music Composer
Production Design
Executive Producer
Producer
Novel
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay