Utamaro, Painter of the Woman (1959)
Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesan who became his model became even more popular. Ocho, a resident of an apartment building, hears about this and secretly plans to follow Otose, the owner of Mizuta-ya, who became famous as Utamaro's model. At this time, the Kano school, headed by Kano Eikawa, which was under the control of the shogunate, is dissatisfied with Utamaro's fame and tries to compromise him…
Director:
Keigo Kimura
Writer:
Keigo Kimura
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Kazuo Hasegawa as Kitagawa Utamaro |
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Chikage Awashima as |
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Yasuko Nakada as |
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Keiko Awaji as |
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Hitomi Nozoe as |
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Fujiko Yamamoto as |
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Ikuko Mōri as |
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Masumi Harukawa as |
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Kyū Sazanka as |
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Bontarō Miake as |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as |
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Mayumi Kurata as |
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Junko Mikawa as |
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Hiroko Yajima as |
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Tamae Kiyokawa as |
| Writing | Keigo Kimura | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hirooki Ogawa | Music |
| Directing | Keigo Kimura | Director |
| Camera | Hiroshi Imai | Director of Photography |