Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


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.
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Sharaku trailer / 写楽 「映画の予告編」
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