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    Added by: Jitendar Canth
    Added on: 20/4/2016 15:49
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    Miss Hokusai

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    The time: 1814. The place: Edo, now known as Tokyo.
    Certificate: 12
    Running Time: 90 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    One of the highest populated cities in the world, teeming with peasants, samurai, townsmen, merchants, nobles, artists, courtesans, and perhaps even supernatural things.

    A much accomplished artist of his time and now in his mid-fifties, Tetsuzo can boast clients from all over Japan, and tirelessly works in the garbage-loaded chaos of his house-atelier. He spends his days creating astounding pieces of art, from a giant-size Bodhidharma portrayed on a 180 square meter-wide sheet of paper, to a pair of sparrows painted on a tiny rice grain. Short-tempered, utterly sarcastic, with no passion for sake or money, he would charge a fortune for any job he is not really interested in.

    Third of Tetsuzo's four daughters and born out of his second marriage, outspoken 23-year-old O-Ei has inherited her father's talent and stubbornness, and very often she would paint instead of him, though uncredited. Her art is so powerful that sometimes leads to trouble. "We're father and daughter; with two brushes and four chopsticks, I guess we can always manage, in a way or another."

    Decades later, Europe was going to discover the immense talent of Tetsuzo. He was to become best known by one of his many names: Katsushika Hokusai. He would mesmerize Renoir and van Gogh, Monet and Klimt.

    However, very few today are even aware of the woman who assisted him all his life, and greatly contributed to his art while remaining uncredited. This is the untold story of O-Ei, Master Hokusai's daughter: a lively portrayal of a free-spirited woman overshadowed by her larger-than-life father, unfolding through the changing seasons.

    Special Features:

    Video Tracks:
    1.78:1 widescreen 1080p

    Audio Tracks:
    DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround French
    DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround Japanese
    DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo French
    DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo Japanese

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English
    French

    Directed By:
    Keiichi Hara

    Written By:


    Starring:
    Anne Watanabe
    Yutaka Matsushige
    Danshun Tatekawa
    Gaku Hamada
    Jun Miho
    Kengo Kora
    Kumiko Asou
    Michitaka Tsutsui
    Shion Shimizu

    Music From:
    Harumi Fuuki

    Director of Photography:
    Koji Tanaka

    Editor:
    Shigeru Nishiyama

    Distributor:
    All the Anime

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