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An Artist of the Floating World: Directed by Kazuki Watanabe. With Natsuko Akiyama, Shunsuke Daitô, Masato Hagiwara, Hatsunori Hasegawa. In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty.
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- Drama
- Kazuki Watanabe
- 2019-03-24
Mar 30, 2019 · Overview. In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty. Instead, he put his work in the service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into WWII. Kazuki Watanabe.
Mar 24, 2019 · All about Movie: directors and actors, where to watch online, reviews and ratings, trailers, stills, backstage. In the face of the misery in his homel...
Ukiyo no gakka. 2019 Drama Japan. Original lang: Japanese. In post-World War II Japan, an aging painter looks back at his decision to use his art in service of the imperialism that led the country into war. An Artist of the Floating World (2019) directed by Kazuki Watanabe.
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TV Movie:An Artist of the Floating WorldRomaji:Ukiyo no GakaJapanese:浮世の画家Director: Kazuki WatanabeSet several years after the end of World War II, Yoshiji Ono (Ken Watanabe) is a famous old painter. He lives in a big house and has peaceful days. One day, his oldest daughter Setsuko Murakami (Ryoko Hirosue) and her son Ichiro (Kokoro Terada) visit Yoshiji Ono’s house.
"An Artist of the Floating World" takes over NHK's Saturday 21:00 time slot previously occupied by "Crescent Moon" and followed by "Digital Tattoo" on May 18, 2019.Based on novel "An Artist of the Floating World" by Kazuo Ishiguro(published 1986 by Faber and Faber).Yuki Fujimoto. Screenplay. In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty. Instead, he put his work in the service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into WWII.
This adaptation of Nobel Prize Laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's acclaimed novel stars Ken Watanabe as an artist living in post-World War II Japan as he with his complicity in the imperialist movement that fueled the war.