''Sharaku'' ( ja, 写楽) is a 1995 Japanese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Masahiro Shinoda
is a retired Japanese film director, originally associated with the Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s.
Early life
Shinoda attended Waseda University, where he studied theater and also partici ...
.
It was entered into the
1995 Cannes Film Festival
The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to '' Underground'' by Emir Kusturica.
The festival opened with ''La Cité des enfants perdus'', directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with '' The Quick and t ...
.
Cast
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Hiroyuki Sanada
is a Japanese actor and martial artist. He is best known to international audiences for his roles as Genbu in ''Ninja in the Dragon's Den'' (1982), Ryuji Takayama in '' Ring'' (1998), Seibei Iguchi in ''The Twilight Samurai'' (2002), Ujio in ' ...
as Tonbo
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Frankie Sakai
(13 February 1929 – 10 June 1996) was a Japanese comedian, actor, and musician.
Career
From his days at Keio University, Sakai worked as a jazz drummer at American Army camps during the Occupation of Japan, often doing comic routines with his ...
as Tsutaya
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Shima Iwashita
is a Japanese actress who has appeared in about 100 films and many TV productions. She is married to film director Masahiro Shinoda, in whose films she has frequently appeared. She won the award for best actress at the 2nd Hochi Film Award for ...
as Troupe Leader
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Tsurutarō Kataoka as Goro
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Shirō Sano
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Sano lived in Tokyo and Matsue, Shimane as a child, before returning to Tokyo to enter art school. He joined several theatrical troupes, including Jurō Kara's Jōkyō Gekijō. He had h ...
as Utamaro
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Riona Hazuki as Hanasato
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Toshiya Nagasawa as Tetsuzo (the future Hokusai)
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Yasosuke Bando as
Matsudaira Sadanobu
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the mid-Edo period, famous for his financial reforms which saved the Shirakawa Domain, and the similar reforms he undertook during his tenure as chief of the Tokugawa shogunate, from 1787 to 1793.
Early life
Mat ...
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Nakamura Tomijyuro V as Gosei
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Haruko Kato
was a Japanese actress.
Biography
Haruko Kato was born in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, on 24 November 1922. After training at acting school, she was signed up with the film production company Toho in 1939, debuting in ' in the same year.
She marri ...
as Ofuji
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Masumi Miyazaki as Gohi
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Choichiro Kawarazaki as Santo Kyoden
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Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa (written: 直政, 直正, 直方, 尚正 or 尚政) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese samurai
*, Japanese samurai
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
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as Manager Yohei
References
External links
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1995 films
1995 drama films
Japanese drama films
1990s Japanese-language films
Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda
1990s Japanese films
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