Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter (2017)
Oei, later known as Katsushika Oi, was born the third daughter of Edo’s talented painter Katsushika Hokusai and his second wife Koto. Although Oei became the wife of a town painter for a time, her love of the paintbrush more than her husband spelt disaster and she comes back home to Hokusai from the family she had married into. This is how Oei starts to help her father out in his painting of the “insurmountable high wall”. Meanwhile, Oei can only talk to the painter Ikeda Zenjiro, who is her father’s student, about her pain and worries. Zenjiro has taken Edo by storm as Keisai Eisen, the master of ukiyo-e portraying beautiful women. He visits regularly because he admires Hokusai and secretly likes Oei although their relationship is like childhood friends. Oei respects her father whose paintings fascinated her and continues to work as a painter who supports him behind the scenes. When Hokusai’s masterpiece Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji was completed, she was also by his side.
Cast
- Aoi Miyazaki - Oei Katsushika
- Ryuhei Matsuda - Zenjiro Ikeda
- Hiroki Miyake - Yasuke
- Hideki Noda - Bakin Takizawa
- Kimiko Yo - Koto
- Kyōzō Nagatsuka - Hokusai Katsushika
- Tomokazu Koshimura - Kawahara Keiga
- Ayaka Nakata - Oiran (courtesan)
Screenplay
- Mika Ohmori
- Makate Asai (Novel)
Themes
Historical Figures and Biographies, Inspiring True Stories, Behind the Music: Artist Biopics
Keywords
japan, biography, art, ukiyo-e, japanese painter, katsushika hokusai, kasei culture
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter about?
- Oei, later known as Katsushika Oi, was born the third daughter of Edo’s talented painter Katsushika Hokusai and his second wife Koto. Although Oei became the wife of a town painter for a time, her love of the paintbrush more than her husband spelt disaster and she comes back home to Hokusai from the family she had married into. This is how Oei starts to help her father out in his painting of the “insurmountable high wall”. Meanwhile, Oei can only talk to the painter Ikeda Zenjiro, who is her father’s student, about her pain and worries. Zenjiro has taken Edo by storm as Keisai Eisen, the master of ukiyo-e portraying beautiful women. He visits regularly because he admires Hokusai and secretly likes Oei although their relationship is like childhood friends. Oei respects her father whose paintings fascinated her and continues to work as a painter who supports him behind the scenes. When Hokusai’s masterpiece Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji was completed, she was also by his side.
- Who directed Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter?
- Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter was directed by Taku Katô.
- Who stars in Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter?
- Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter stars Aoi Miyazaki, Ryuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Miyake, Hideki Noda, Kimiko Yo, Kyōzō Nagatsuka.
- How long is Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter?
- Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter has a runtime of 1h 13m (73 minutes).
- What genre is Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter?
- Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter is a Drama, History, TV Movie film.
- Where was Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter produced?
- Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter?
- The themes of Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter include: Historical Figures and Biographies, Inspiring True Stories, Behind the Music: Artist Biopics.