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Sharaku

Crippled Kabuki player Tonbo is taken in by a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold art, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal.

2h 20m1995TMDb 7.0

DramaHistory

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Masahiro ShinodaMasahiro ShinodaDirectorHiroyuki SanadaHiroyuki SanadaTonboShima IwashitaShima IwashitaOkanFrankie SakaiFrankie SakaiTsutayaTsurutaro KataokaTsurutaro KataokaIkugorōShiro SanoShiro SanoUtamaroRiona HazukiRiona HazukiHanasatoToshiya NagasawaToshiya NagasawaTetsuzōHaruko KatouHaruko KatouOfuji
Taiko ShinbashiOsatoMasumi MiyazakiMasumi MiyazakiGohiChōichirō KawarasakiChōichirō KawarasakiSantō KyōdenTakashi TsumuraTakashi TsumuraManager YoheiNaomasa MusakaNaomasa MusakaTsuruya Namboku IVNaoto TakenakaNaoto TakenakaŌta NanpoBandō Mitsugorō XBandō Mitsugorō XMatsudaira Sadanobu
Tomijuro Nakamura VIchikawa Danjūrō V
Ichikawa Danzō IXIchikawa Omezō I
Nakamura Shibajaku VIIIwai Hanshirō IVEisuke SasaiEisuke SasaiTomisaburo SegawaHiroshi ArikawaHiroshi ArikawaTsuruya Kiemon
Hiroki ÔkawaSakichiTetsuya ChibaTetsuya ChibaKumiko TsuchiyaKumiko TsuchiyaShihori NagasakaShihori NagasakaKimiko YoKimiko YoIchirō OguraIchirō Ogura
Katsuhiko Hibino
Naoji IwataJun HamamuraJun Hamamura
Bun Nakamura

Storyline

Crippled Kabuki player Tonbo is taken in by a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold art, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal.

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Info

Original title
写楽
Status
Released
Released
2 June 1995
Runtime
2h 20m
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (12 votes)

Production

Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Writers
Hiroko Minagawa, Midori Katakura, Frankie Sakai
Studios
TSUTAYA Group, hyogensha, TV Asahi
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese