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Utamaro’s World (1977) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 140 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Akio Jissoji
- Starring
- Sabu Kawahara, Noboru Nakaya, Ben Hiura, Minori Terada, Tokuko Watanabe, Mikijiro Hira
Living in Edo—a city that would later become Tokyo—in the late 1700s, Utamaro produced paintings that capture the vibrancy of his era. The film weaves a complex, wide‑ranging narrative that brings the streets, fashions, entertainment and social customs of that time to life, recreating the world as Utamaro depicted it.
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