This animated historical drama, set in 1814 Tokyo (then known as "Edo"), captures the lives of legendary painter Katsushika Hokusai and his two daughters via a series of vignettes. While O-Ei, a talented artist in her own right, helps him with his work, O-Nao is ignored by her father due to her blindness. Directed by
Keiichi Hara,
Miss Hokusai was adapted from the manga series
Sarusuberi by
Hinako Sugiura. ~ Jack Rodgers