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7.0A 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.
Released: 1995-06-02140 minDir: Masahiro ShinodaDrama, History
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Cast
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Tonbo
- Shima Iwashita as Okan
- Frankie Sakai as Tsutaya
- Tsurutaro Kataoka as Ikugorō
- Shiro Sano as Utamaro
- Riona Hazuki as Hanasato
Themes
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- japanese painter
- kasei culture
- tsutaya jūzaburō
- tōshūsai sharaku
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 138
- FilmAffinity ID
- 352367
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- publication date
- 1995-02-04
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