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Edo Porn

Original title: Hokusai manga
  • 19811981
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 59m
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6.4/10
400
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Edo Porn (1981)
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The 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.The 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.The 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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
400
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  • Director
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Writers
    • Kaneto Shindô
    • Seiichi Yashiro(play)
  • Stars
    • Ken Ogata
    • Toshiyuki Nishida
    • Yûko Tanaka
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Writers
    • Kaneto Shindô
    • Seiichi Yashiro(play)
  • Stars
    • Ken Ogata
    • Toshiyuki Nishida
    • Yûko Tanaka
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    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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    Ken Ogata
    Ken Ogata
    • Tetsuzo (Katsushika Hokusai)as Tetsuzo (Katsushika Hokusai)
    Toshiyuki Nishida
    • Sashichi - Kyokutei Bakinas Sashichi - Kyokutei Bakin
    Yûko Tanaka
    • Oei, Tetsuzo's Daughteras Oei, Tetsuzo's Daughter
    Kanako Higuchi
    • Onaoas Onao
    Nobuko Otowa
    Nobuko Otowa
    • Omomo, Sashichi's Wifeas Omomo, Sashichi's Wife
    Yoichi Sase
    • Gosuke (The Apprentice Boy)as Gosuke (The Apprentice Boy)
    Furankî Sakai
    Furankî Sakai
    • Nakajima Iseas Nakajima Ise
    Kazuko Imai
    Kazuko Imai
    • Oshinaas Oshina
    Hideo Kanze
    Hideo Kanze
    • Karinoas Karino
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Taiji Tonoyama
    • Tattooistas Tattooist
    Jô Shishido
    Jô Shishido
    • Jyuppensha Ikkuas Jyuppensha Ikku
    • (as Joe Shishido)
    Kon Ômura
    • Shikitei Sanbaas Shikitei Sanba
    Kin'ya Aikawa
    • Utamaroas Utamaro
    Bin Moritsuka
    Rokkô Toura
    Rokkô Toura
    Sakae Umezu
    Sakae Umezu
    • Director
      • Kaneto Shindô
    • Writers
      • Kaneto Shindô
      • Seiichi Yashiro(play)
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    • Trivia
      Hokusai is famous for his views of Fuji, such as "The Great Wave off Kanagawa". He produced these prints in the 1820's.
    • Quotes

      Tetsuzo: As a spirit, I'm passing through a field in summer.

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    Hokusai deserves better
    This is a biography of the famous Japanese woodblock print-maker Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), one of the most well-renowned Ukiyo-e artists. The Japanese title of the movie, Hokusai Manga, is actually the name of the 13-volume sketchbook he published cca. 1814. The sketchbook contains a number of shunga drawings (erotic pictures), which the film decides to focus on as far as Hokusai's work is concerned.

    The people from Hokusai's life are all here; his daughter who spent her entire life with him, his friend and Japan's first professional writer, Kyokutei Bakin, an alluring model called Onae (who was, as it seems, invented for the film because there's no mention of her online at least), and even his contemporary Utamaro Kitagawa, another famous woodblock artist.

    But really, the film fails to do anything memorable with this ensemble, instead turning into a generic biopic without any eccentricity or artistic vision. The movie feels very drawn out and boring at certain times. There are also some attempts at humor which completely miss their mark in the movie's first half. The second half, where everyone is much older, is a tiny bit more entertaining and the scene where Hokusai paints his famous tentacle porn drawing "The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife" is pretty hilarious and reminds me of Ed Wood. By the way, the old person make-up is pretty bad.

    This is pretty disappointing, especially coming from a great director such as Kaneto Shindo and with a notable cast (Ken Ogata, Jo Shishido, Nobuko Otowa). A bland biography with a very cheap budget. Usually that's not a bad thing in and of itself, but this truly comes off as a cheap TV-production. Campy acting, bad effects and an unappealing visual style where everything is set in like two or three rooms which all look the same in their watery brown-ish hues. There is some nudity in the movie which makes it less boring, but it doesn't save it much. The music isn't bad but sounds like it belongs to an adventure/action movie a la Indiana Jones (take a listen during the end credits).
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    • Release date
      • July 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Hokusai manga
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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