Film

British Museum Presents: Hokusai

2017 · 1h 27m · Documentary

IMDb

7.7

This fascinating new cinema event, British Museum presents: Hokusai, is a groundbreaking documentary and exclusive private view of the forthcoming British Museum exhibition Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave. Filmed in Japan, the US and the UK, the film focuses on Hokusai’s work, life and times in the great, bustling metropolis of Edo, modern Tokyo. Introduced by arts presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon, and featuring artists David Hockney, Grayson Perry and Maggi Hambling, this is the first UK biography of Japan’s greatest artist. Using extraordinary close-ups and pioneering 8K Ultra HD video technology, Hokusai’s paintings and prints are examined by world experts who are at the forefront of digital art history.

• Patricia WheatleyDirector

British Museum Presents: Hokusai | CINEMA TRAILER | 4 June 2017

Release date

June 4, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG

Genres

Documentary