Released
Sharaku
June 2 1995 (over 29 years ago)Rating
61
Based on
7 reviews
- Director: Masahiro Shinoda
- Writers: Frankie Sakai, Midori Katakura, Masahiro Shinoda, Hiroko Minagawa
- Genres: Drama, History
- Runtime: 2 h 20 m
- Country: Japan
- Companies: TSUTAYA Group, hyogensha, TV Asahi, Seiyu
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.
