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Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

Hokusai

23m

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara • 1953 • Japan

In his first short film, Hiroshi Teshigahara explores the work of the wood-block artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849).

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