Sharaku 1995

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.

Cast:

Hiroyuki Sanada
Tonbo 

Shima Iwashita
Okan 

Frankie Sakai
Tsutaya 

Tsurutaro Kataoka
Ikugorō 

Shirō Sano
Utamaro 

Riona Hazuki
Hanasato