Utamaro, Painter of the WomanMovie
Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesan who became his model became even more popular. Ocho, a resident of an apartment building, hears about this and secretly plans to follow Otose, the owner of Mizuta-ya, who became famous as Utamaro's model. At this time, the Kano school, headed by Kano Eikawa, which was under the control of the shogunate, is dissatisfied with Utamaro's fame and tries to compromise him…
About Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman is a 1959 drama, history movie directed by Keigo Kimura.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 39m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Kazuo Hasegawa, Chikage Awashima, Yasuko Nakada, Keiko Awaji. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
