I am not well versed in the japanese art of ukiyo-e or in Hokusai's life itself, and I don't know how historically accurate the movie is, but disregarding that, I greatly enjoyed the portrayal of Hokusai as a person, whether romanticized or not.
As someone having an "artistic" profession, there is so much I could relate to my own experience. The self-doubt, the jalousy, the constant quest for inspiration. It's something that touches every generation of artists.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the sets and costumes from Edo Japan. The directing was very efficient, with a few inventive scenes that were quite impactful.
The only things I'd criticize were some of the dialogues feeling a little too unnatural as well as a slow pace that might leave some specators behind, even for a movie that's only 90 min long.
Plot summary
The unknown life of Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period, who is said to have painted more than 30,000 works throughout his life, such as "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"
Director
Top cast
Hiroshi Abe as Juzaburo Tsutaya
Kanji Tsuda as Goemon Nagai
Yûya Yagira as Hokusai Katsushika
Miori Takimoto as Koto
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 1.16 GB
1194*720
Japanese 2.0
NR
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