An animated tribute to an “old man mad about drawing”, Japanese artist, Katsushika Hokusai, 1760-1849, which explores 60 of the 30 thousand drawings he is reputed to have produced during his lifetime. Narrated by Michael Bates. Voice of Hokusai: Eric Chitty.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015413
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Japan
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Japanese
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Japan
Crafts & Visual Arts → Drawing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849
History → Japan - History - To 1868
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)