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U.K.'s Anime Limited Licenses Production I.G's Miss Hokusai Film
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British anime distributor film. It will have a U.K. cinema release from October into November, followed by a home release on both Blu-ray and DVD.
The rest of the cast Danshun Tatekawa as Manjido.
The film is based on Summer Days with Coo, Colorful)
Production I.G describes the story of Miss Hokusai:
The time: 1814.The place: Edo, now known as Tokyo. 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 ion 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.
Sugiura made her manga debut in 1980 in the experimental magazine ed away in 2005 at the age of 46.
Hara worked for years on the made his first live-action film, a 2013 biography about the Japanese filmmaker Keisuke Kinoshita.
Wolf Children) is handling the background art. The film will open on May 9, and Production I.G is handling worldwide distribution and sales.
Images © 2014 Hinako Sugiura, MS HS/Sarusuberi Film Partners
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