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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Cast
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Hiroyuki Sanada
Tonbo
Known for
Shōgun
47 Ronin
Shima Iwashita
Okan
Known for
Harakiri
An Autumn Afternoon
Masahiro Shinoda
Also in
Funeral Parade of Roses
Tatsuo Suzuki
Masato Hara
Also in
Suddenly Arriving
Midori Katakura
Frankie Sakai
Tsutaya
Known for
Shōgun
Mothra
Toru Takemitsu
Hiroko Minagawa
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Ikugorō
Known for
Viral Hit
Kamen Rider
Hirohide Abe
Masatoshi Sakai
Masahiro Shinoda Director · Frankie Sakai Screenplay Hiroko Minagawa Screenplay
First release May 1, 1995 · Produced in Japan · Production hyogensha, TV Asahi
Production
TSUTAYA Group
Production
hyogensha
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Seiyu
Production
Hyôgen-sha
Production
Japan
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Original title
写楽
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · May 1, 1995
Cannes International Film Festival
Japan · June 2, 1995
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