Sarusuberi

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Sarusuberi
Original title 百日 紅
transcription Sarusuberi
genre Historical
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Hinako Sugiura
publishing company Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha
First publication 1983-1987
expenditure 3
Anime movie
title Miss Hokusai
Original title 百日 紅
transcription Sarusuberi
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Publishing year 2015
Studio Production IG
length 90 minutes
Director Keiichi Hara
idea Hinako Sugiura
script Miho Maruo
music Harumi Fuki , Yo Tsuji
synchronization
Nightscene in Yoshiwara ( 吉 原 格子 先 之 図 ) by Katsushika Ōi, which was mentioned in the credits

Sarusuberi ( Japanese 百日 紅 ) is a manga series by Hinako Sugiura from 1983 to 1987. In a historical drama, it tells the story of Katsushika Ōi (called Ō-Ei), who worked in the shadow of her father Hokusai . The anime film adaptation by director Keiichi Hara , which was made in 2015, became known as Miss Hokusai .

While the manga template tells individual episodes in three volumes that do not necessarily have a connection, the film follows Ō-Ei and her life in Edo while she works in her father's studio .

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The film opens in Edo in 1814, during the Edo episode. Ō-Ei is one of four daughters of the painter Tetsuzo, who is later known as Hokusai. The film is set at the time when Ō-Ei is just growing up, while her father (around fifty) is already a recognized artist in the country. The studio where they both work is cluttered. She goes to eat with her mother, but sleeps in the studio. Tetsuzo is known for his painting skills, such as painting the Great Bodhidharma or two sparrows on a grain of rice. Ō-Ei has her father's talent and perseverance. She often paints at her table without signing her works in order to be able to complete the orders. She doesn't get any recognition for her work.

The film alternates between life Ō ice cream and her father and the artists who come to visit. Especially Zenjirō Ikeda ( Keisai Eisen ), who later became known for Bijin-ga and Kuninao Utagawa. Several scenes deal with Japanese mythology and Buddhism in Japan.

The film also deals with the relationship between Ō-Ei, Tetsuzo and Ō-Eis half-sister from Tetsuzo's first marriage. She was blind from birth, but her father never visits her because he is afraid of death and illness. Ō-Ei, on the other hand, takes care of her, takes her to the Ryogoku Bridge, describes the landscape to her and shows her the world through feeling, hearing and seeing. At the same time, Ō-Ei remains single and has no interest in a romantic relationship. Her father gives her orders for erotic Shungas , which are then rated by the customers as cold and callous.

When Ō-Egi's little sister becomes ill, she persuades her father to finally visit her. He even paints her a picture of a patron god. But the little girl does not recover and dies. Her soul visited the studio in the form of a gust of wind, which on the floor a Tsubaki - flower leaves, as she gave her older sister her one.

At the end of the film, faded-in texts explain the further fate of the main characters. Tetsuzo, who became Hokusai, died at the age of 90. Ō-Ei survived him and traveled a lot, but no one knows where she died.

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Manga template

The series of Hinako Sugiura appeared from 1983 to 1987 at Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha in three volumes. It consists of independent narratives that are not necessarily related to one another. A new edition came out in 1996 by Chikuma Shobo Publishing .

Anime

For the film adaptation, Hara decided to focus on the figure of the Ō egg, as it will also gain importance in the course of the manga series. The director Keiichi Hara sees the character of the Ō-Ei as representative of the artist. Working with the manuscript writer Miho Maruo , he added scenes in the middle and at the end of the film that don't appear in the books. The role of the younger sister was also expanded.

The film opened in Japan on May 9, 2015. It won the Asiagraph 2015 Tsumugi Prize from the Digital Content Expo that same year . During Anime Limited , the film was shown in the UK on October 10, 2015 in the presence of the director.

reception

The film got a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "an episodic but extremely rich anime."

The film won the jury award at the 39th Annecy International Animated Film Festival . He received three awards at the Fantasia International Film Festival . Keiichi Hara won the Asiagraph 2015 Tsumugi Prize for the film. At the 19th Fantasia International Film Festival, he won the Gold Audience Award for Best Animated Feature Film, the Satoshi Kon Award for Best Animated Feature Film and the Séquences Award for Best Asian Feature Film. It won the Best Animation Film Award at the 70th Mainichi Film Awards .

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References

  1. ↑ IG & Colorful's Keiichi Hara Make Historical Anime Miss Hokusai . In: Anime News Network . April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ Interview with Keiichi Hara. Retrieved May 15, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Bill Desowitz: 'Miss Hokusai' Gets Animated About Female Empowerment | IndieWire. Retrieved May 15, 2017 .
  4. ↑ MISS HOKUSAI: KEIICHI HARA INTERVIEW . Anime Limited . Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ a b Director Keiichi Hara Wins Asiagraph 2015 Tsumugi Prize for Miss Hokusai Film . Anime News Network . August 11, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Miss Hokusai . Glasgow Film]]. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miss_hokusai/
  8. ↑ Boyd van Hoeij: 'Miss Hokusai' ('Sarusuberi: Misu Hokusai'): Film Review . In: hollywoodreporter.com . October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ Miss Hokusai Wins 3 Awards at Fantasia Int'l Film Festival . In: Anime News Network . August 11, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ Miss Hokusai Anime Film Wins at 70th Mainichi Film Awards . Retrieved May 9, 2016.