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Visions of Edo
Andrew Osmond takes a step into the past. Thanks to cinema and TV, some long-ago places can feel closer to us than most present-day countries. For British people, one of the closest is Victorian England, specifically Victorian London, home to Dickens dramas, Sherlock mysteries, Martian invasions and the gory mythos of Jack the Ripper. This […]
Miss Hokusai: Keiichi Hara interview
The director of Miss Hokusai talks of his aims and inspirations This film is based on the original manga Sarusuberi by Hinako Sugiura. Could you describe which aspects of the original story were more attractive to you? KEIICHI HARA As a matter of fact, I love all Sugiura’s works, and Sarusuberi in particular. When I […]
Miss Hokusai
By Jonathan Clements. An illustration by Tsuyuki Kocho shows the famous artist Hokusai at work with his assistant, his daughter Oei (or Oi). The picture is dated 1843, only a few years before Hokusai’s death, when he was increasingly reliant on his divorcee daughter to care for him. Hokusai himself is partly obscured, crouching over […]
Keiichi Hara receives Anime d’or Award
The name Keiichi Hara is synonymous with anime – Colorful being one project in particular that stands out to us – and this week he has been honoured at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2015 with the Anime d’or Award for his achievements as a director. This award was presented to him for his achievements throughout his […]
Miss Hokusai Set for UK Release from Anime Limited
Glasgow, UK February 26, 2015 – Anime Limited are thrilled to announce the release of Miss Hokusai in the UK and Ireland. Hailing from Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell; Giovanni’s Island) and directed by Annecy winner Keiichi Hara, Miss Hokusai lands on UK and Irish shores later this year with a theatrical, with a […]