Ukiyo-e Artist (1968)

9.0/10 • 81 min •

Overview

A portrait of a man trying to become an artist in order to escape from his life as a miserable peasant due to severe annual tribute during the reign of the fifth Tokugawa Shogun Tsunayoshi.

Cast

Ryōji Hayama

Hiroshi Nawa

Genshū Hanayagi

Tokiko Mita

Miki Hayashi

Yōichi Numata

Kasuke

Kyoji Sugi

Daisen Kikukawa

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