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Miss Hokusai

2015 · 90 min

A gentle, painterly slice of life that lingers on small moments, family bonds, and the quiet struggle to find your own voice.

Directed by: Keiichi Hara
Genres: Animation, Drama, History
Starring: Anne Watanabe, Kumiko Aso, Gaku Hamada

Overview: A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the world.

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Directed by: Keiichi Hara
Genres: Animation, Drama, History
Starring: Anne Watanabe, Kumiko Aso, Gaku Hamada

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
art
ambition
gender
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: animated
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, drama, history
Directed by: Keiichi Hara
Written by: Miho Maruo
Starring: Anne Watanabe, Kumiko Aso, Gaku Hamada, Kengo Kora, Yutaka Matsushige, Jun Miho, Shion Shimizu, Danshun Tatekawa
Music: Harumi Fuuki, You Tsuji
Cinematography: Koji Tanaka
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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