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Sharaku (1995)

Sharaku (1995)

Drama History
Release Date: 1995, June 2
Directors: Masahiro Shinoda
Countries: Japan
Production: TSUTAYA Group, hyogensha, hyogensha, TV Asahi, TV Asahi, Seiyu, Seiyu
Cast: Haruko Katō, Naomasa Musaka, Shima Iwashita, Hiroyuki Sanada, Eisuke Sasai, Naoto Takenaka, Shiro Sano, Hiroshi Arikawa, Hiroki Ôkawa, Frankie Sakai, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Tsurutaro Kataoka

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.

Keywords:

jidaigeki edo period japanese painter kasei culture tōshūsai sharaku tsutaya jūzaburō