As all of Edo flocks to see the work of the revered painter Hokusai, his daughter O-Ei toils diligently inside his studio. Her masterful portraits, dragons and erotic sketches – sold under the name of her father – are coveted by upper crust Lords and journeyman print makers alike. Shy and reserved in public, in the studio O-Ei is as brash and uninhibited as her father, smoking a pipe while sketching drawings that would make contemporary Japanese ladies blush. But despite this fiercely As all of Edo flocks to see the work of the revered painter Hokusai, his daughter O-Ei toils diligently inside his studio. Her masterful portraits, dragons and erotic sketches – sold under the name of her father – are coveted by upper crust Lords and journeyman print makers alike. Shy and reserved in public, in the studio O-Ei is as brash and uninhibited as her father, smoking a pipe while sketching drawings that would make contemporary Japanese ladies blush. But despite this fiercely independent spirit, O-Ei struggles under the domineering influence of her father and is ridiculed for lacking the life experience that she is attempting to portray in her art. Miss Hokusai‘s bustling Edo (present day Tokyo) is filled with yokai spirits, dragons, and conniving tradesmen, while O-Ei’s relationships with her demanding father and blind younger sister provide a powerful emotional underpinning to this sumptuously-animated coming-of-age tale. [GKids] … Expand

Genre(s): Biography. Drama. History. Animation

Rating: Not Rated

Home Release Date: Mar 7, 2017

While it’s not entirely kid-friendly, this portrait of an artist is both enchanting and thought provoking.

It condenses everyday interactions, memories, and dreams into a potent mix of all the major ingredients of a well-lived life.

One of the ways this film feels fresh and revisionist is that it doesn’t succumb to “great man�-ism, positioning a famous artist’s genius as singular.

Animation proves the ideal medium for Miss Hokusai’s relatively tame story, allowing audiences to admire the family’s artwork within a world that they were partially responsible for creating.

In its ruminations on artistic tradition, creation, and vision, Miss Hokusai is something close to a minor masterpiece. Its other ideas, though less inspired, also resonate in significant ways.

A good proof that Studio Ghibli is not the only that shines in long features animes. Although sometimes a little slow, it appeal lies on a A good proof that Studio Ghibli is not the only that shines in long features animes. Although sometimes a little slow, it appeal lies on a real fact story of living - beautiful art. … Expand

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