Utamaro's World (1977)

Original title

歌麿 夢と知りせば

Directed by

Akio Jissōji

Genre

drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 20m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of the 18th century ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro, known for his portraits of beautiful women. It shows his pursuit of female beauty and eroticism while being caught in the changing social and political tides of Japan.

visually lushmelancholicslow-burneroticbiographicalcontemplativeperiod piecemelodramatic

What happens

『歌麿 夢と知りせば』（うたまろ ゆめとしりせば）は、1977年9月17日公開の日本映画。 実相寺昭雄監督、岸田森主演。太陽社製作、日本ヘラルド映画配給。カラー / 140分。 美人画で世界に知られる江戸時代中期の浮世絵師・喜多川歌麿。爛熟の田沼時代から禁欲の寛政の改革へと移り変わる時代の波に翻弄されながら、女性の美とエロティシズムを追究し続けた絵師の栄光と奈落を軸に、虚構と実在の人物群を配して絢爛たる人間模様が描かれる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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