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.
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Kei Satō
Tōshūsai Sharaku
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Toshio Endo Director · Makoto Ōoka Screenplay
First release August 22, 1968 · Produced in Japan · Original title 写楽はどこへ行った
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NHK
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Japan
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Original title
写楽はどこへ行った
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Japanese
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Japanese
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Japan · August 22, 1968
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