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ERA
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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Edo Porn
1981 1h 59m JA
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★5.9TMDB · 42
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Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ken Ogata
Hokusai
Toshiyuki Nishida
Kyokutei Baken
Yuko Tanaka
Oei
Kanako Higuchi
Onao
Nobuko Otowa
Omomo
Joe Shishido
Jyuppensha Ikku
Hideo Kanze
Karino
Taiji Tonoyama
Tattooist
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kaneto Shindō
- Writers
- Kaneto Shindō, Seiichi Yashiro
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Keiji Maruyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Hikaru Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Yoshi Sugihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Ken Ogata and Toshiyuki Nishida and Yuko Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0202908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kaneto Shindō directs. Keiji Maruyama behind the camera. Hikaru Hayashi scores. Yoshi Sugihara cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Kaneto Shindō, shot by Keiji Maruyama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Hikaru Hayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Yoshi Sugihara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Ken Ogata and Toshiyuki Nishida and Yuko Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0202908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Keiji Maruyama
- Original score
- Hikaru Hayashi
- Editing
- Yoshi Sugihara
- Runtime
- 119 min · 1h 59m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- IMDB
- Edo Porn (1981)
Also by
Kaneto Shindō
Production companies
Who made it
Shochiku
JP
Key crew
- Art DirectionShigemori Shigeta
- ProducerManabu Akashi
- ProducerHiroyuki Chujo
- EditorYoshi Sugihara
- Sound MixerSachio Obi
- Sound RecordistMitsuru Shimada
- Lighting TechnicianMasahiro Noda
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- biography
- katsushika hokusai
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1981-09-12
Also known as
International titles
- Hokusai MangaJP
- Edo PornUS
- 북제만화KR
