British Museum Presents: Hokusai

06/04/2017

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1hr 27min

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Documentary

STORY

This fascinating new cinema event, British Museum presents: Hokusai, is a groundbreaking documentary and exclusive private view of the forthcoming British Museum exhibition Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave. Filmed in Japan, the US and the UK, the film focuses on Hokusai’s work, life and times in the great, bustling metropolis of Edo, modern Tokyo. Introduced by arts presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon, and featuring artists David Hockney, Grayson Perry and Maggi Hambling, this is the first UK biography of Japan’s greatest artist. Using extraordinary close-ups and pioneering 8K Ultra HD video technology, Hokusai’s paintings and prints are examined by world experts who are at the forefront of digital art history.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

    Director

  • Patricia Wheatley

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • NHK

    Production Countries

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Videos