Overview

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.

Featured Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada

Shima Iwashita

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Shiro Sano

Riona Hazuki

Toshiya Nagasawa

Haruko Katō

Masumi Miyazaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Takashi Tsumura