Summary: A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal. The film explores the eternal relationship between artist and producer, and describes the emanicipation of a man who refuses to let himself become the plaything of power and money. (imdb)

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Genre: Drama

Country: Japan

Directed By: Masahiro Shinoda

Written By: Midori Katakura, Hiroko Minagawa

Starring: Shirô Sano, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shima Iwashita, Frankie Sakai, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Riona Hazuki

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