Miss Hokusai (2015) (original) (raw)

An adaptation of Hinako Sugiura�s cult manga, a beautiful story revolving around O-Ei, daughter of master painter Hokusai. The director of the exquisite "Colorful" created this portrayal of a family and an age, the era of the city of Edo during the early 19th century. And it also fulfills a major challenge with flying colors: to turn the pictures by the author of "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" into animated images.

An adaptation of Hinako Sugiura�s cult manga, a beautiful story revolving around O-Ei, daughter of master painter Hokusai. The director of the exquisite "Colorful" created this portrayal of a family and an age, the era of the city of Edo during the early 19th century. And it also fulfills a major challenge with flying colors: to turn the pictures by the author of "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" into animated images. (less)

Director: Keiichi Hara
Writer: Miho Maruo
Starring: Anne Watanabe, Kengo Kora, Gaku Hamada, Michitaka Tsutsui, Yutaka Matsushige, Kumiko As�
Producer: Maki Terashima-Furuta

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Review by Brian Orndorf, October 27, 2016

8 / 10

There�s been a certain wistful and fantastical quality to most Japanese animated features that find their way to the U.S. Obviously, the work of Studio Ghibli is an appropriate example of the tonality of these releases, offering viewers wide swings of nostalgia and excitement. �Miss Hokusai� emerges with the same visual style, but it�s tale of maturation is a little more adult and less precious. It�s an adaptation of a popular manga, and one that takes an askew look at the nature of art, the trials of personal relationships, and the burden of expectations. �Miss Hokusai� can be an abrupt pictu ...read more...

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