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HOKUSAI

HOKUSAI

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HOKUSAI

2021

2h 9m

6.5(50 votes)

Drama

Overview

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"

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Yuya Yagira

Yuya Yagira

Hokusai Katsushika (Young)

Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Hokusai Katsushika (old)

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Juzaburo Tsutaya

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Tanehiko Ryutei

Hiroshi Tamaki

Hiroshi Tamaki

Utamaro Kitagawa

Munetaka Aoki

Munetaka Aoki

Kozan Takai

Miori Takimoto

Miori Takimoto

Koto

Seishu Uragami

Seishu Uragami

Haruka Imou

Haruka Imou

Chiyo Takahashi

Chiyo Takahashi

Creative team

Directed by: Hajime Hashimoto
Written by: Ren Kawahara
Produced by: Yoshiro Hosono
Kenichi Nakayama

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