An Artist of the Floating World

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Overview

In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty. Instead, he put his work in the service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into WWII.

Cast

Ken Watanabe

Ono Masuji

Hirosue Ryoko

Murakami Setsuko

Aki Maeda

Ono Noriko

Kokoro Terada

Murakami Setsuko

Masato Wada

Murakami Soichi

Masato Hagiwara

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