Miss Hokusai
- 8 years ago
In Theatres October 14th, 2016
From award-winning director Keiichi Hara (Colorful) and Japanese powerhouse Production I.G (creators of Ghost in the Shell) comes a remarkable story of the daughter behind one of history’s most famous artists. As all of Edo flocks to see the work of the revered painter Hokusai, his daughter O-Ei toils diligently inside his studio. Her masterful portraits, dragons and erotic sketches—sold under the name of her father—are coveted by upper-crust Lords and journeyman printmakers alike. Miss Hokusai's bustling Edo (present-day Tokyo) is filled with yokai spirits, dragons, and conniving tradesmen, while O-Ei's relationships with her demanding father and blind younger sister provide a powerful emotional underpinning to this sumptuously-animated coming-of-age tale.
Director Keiichi Hara
Writers Hinako Sugiura, Miho Maruo
Actors Kumiko Asô, Gaku Hamada, Kengo Kôra
Genre Drama, Foreign
Run Time 1 hour 33 minutes
From award-winning director Keiichi Hara (Colorful) and Japanese powerhouse Production I.G (creators of Ghost in the Shell) comes a remarkable story of the daughter behind one of history’s most famous artists. As all of Edo flocks to see the work of the revered painter Hokusai, his daughter O-Ei toils diligently inside his studio. Her masterful portraits, dragons and erotic sketches—sold under the name of her father—are coveted by upper-crust Lords and journeyman printmakers alike. Miss Hokusai's bustling Edo (present-day Tokyo) is filled with yokai spirits, dragons, and conniving tradesmen, while O-Ei's relationships with her demanding father and blind younger sister provide a powerful emotional underpinning to this sumptuously-animated coming-of-age tale.
Director Keiichi Hara
Writers Hinako Sugiura, Miho Maruo
Actors Kumiko Asô, Gaku Hamada, Kengo Kôra
Genre Drama, Foreign
Run Time 1 hour 33 minutes