The act of painting was always kurara to O-Ei, the daughter of the Edo period master painter Katsushika Hokusai. Since her childhood, she was captivated by painting. O-Ei marries a town painter ...

OBUSE, Nagano Prefecture--An extremely rare hand-drawn portrait likely by renowned ukiyo-e woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai that recently came to light has triggered a quest to identify the ...

This year’s Japanese Film Festival will open with a new biopic delving into the life and times of Katsushika Hokusai, one of Japan’s most influential artists. 'HOKUSAI' scriptwriter and actor ...

Japan's iconic ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai left an indelible mark on the art world. We trace the development of "The Great Wave" and the location that inspired "Rainstorm beneath the Summit." ...

Tanaka plays the older Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), a renowned ukiyo-e woodblock artist in the Edo Period (1603-1867), in the latter half of "Hokusai," taking over the role from Yuya Yagira ...

was born the third daughter of Edo’s talented painter Katsushika Hokusai and his second wife Koto. Although Oei became the wife of a town painter for a time, her love of the paintbrush more than ...

Born in 1760, Katsushika Hokusai took the medium known as ukiyo-e to new artistic heights and popularity through his unique use of colour and dynamic composition. His depictions of Mount Fuji have ...

"The concept is not just to see something, but to have an experience that goes beyond the real thing, to let you feel the scenery that Hokusai saw," said Hiroki Inokuchi, a visual artist with Red Geek ...