Sharaku

Sharaku

2h 20m 1995 Drama, History Japan
Budget: - Revenue: -

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.

Director

Masahiro Shinoda

Writer

Frankie Sakai, Midori Katakura, Masahiro Shinoda, Hiroko Minagawa