Aug 22, 1968
53 min
Full-HD

Where did Sharaku go? (1968)

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.

Category

Drama TV Movie

Country

Japan

Companies

NHK

Kei Satō

Tōshūsai Sharaku

Isao Yamagata

Juzaburo Tsutaya

Kyôko Kishida

Oharu Tsutaya

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Jippensha Ikku

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Isao Kimura

Kōji Nanbara

Kazuyoshi Kushida

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