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Synopsis
The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.
Ken Ogata
Cast
Toshiyuki Nishida
Cast
Yuko Tanaka
Cast
Kanako Higuchi
Cast
Nobuko Otowa
Cast
Joe Shishido
Cast
Hideo Kanze
Cast
Taiji Tonoyama
Cast
Kotoe Hatsui
Cast
Kazuko Imai
Cast
Kaneto Shindō
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Writer
Seiichi Yashiro
Writer

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