Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter (2017)
Original title: 眩 ～北斎の娘～
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter is a 2017 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Taku Katô, with a running time of 1h 13m. It stars Aoi Miyazaki, Ryuhei Matsuda and Hiroki Miyake.
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.
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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.
When was Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter released?
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter was released on 18 April 2017.
How long is Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter?
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter runs 1h 13m.
Who made Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter?
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter was directed by Taku Katô.
Where can I watch Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter?
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter is available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, AsianCrush, Fawesome, Cineverse and The Roku Channel.
Where to watch Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
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