Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

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Released October 11, 1959

Overview

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…

Runtime

1h 39m


Origin Country

Japan


Original Language

Japanese


Original Title

歌麿をめぐる五人の女


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Japan

Spoken Languages

  • 日本語 (Japanese)

Production Companies

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    Daiei Film

    Japan

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