The read
It runs a compact 53m.
Synopsis
Writer Jippensha Ikku hears Tsutaya Juzaburo, a wholesaler of picture books, mutter on his deathbed, "Where has Sharaku gone?" He begins to figure out the true identity of Sharaku, who disappeared after about 150 portraits of actors he created came out.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Makoto ŌokaScreenplay
- Toshio EndoDirector
Cast
- Kei SatōTōshūsai Sharaku
- Isao YamagataJuzaburo Tsutaya
- Kyôko KishidaOharu Tsutaya
- Shigeru TsuyuguchiJippensha Ikku
- Tsutomu YamazakiCast
- Isao KimuraCast
- Kōji NanbaraCast
- Kazuyoshi KushidaCast
- Hisao ToakeCast
- Jushiro KobayashiCast
- Chūzaburō WakamiyaCast
- Masao ImafukuCast
Stills
Themes
jidaigekiedo periodjapanese painterkasei culturetsutaya jūzaburōtōshūsai sharaku