ThefirstUKfilmbiographyoftheworld-renownedJapaneseartistKatsushikaHokusai(①⑦⑥0-①⑧④⑨),whoseprintTheGreatWaveisasgloballyfamousasLeonardo’sMonaLisa.With嗄ndySerkisreadingthevoiceofHokusai,thefilmfeaturesartistsDavidHockneyandMaggiHambling,andpassionatescholarswhostudy,admireandveneratethisgreatJapanesemaster.ThefilmfocusesonHokusai’swork,lifeandtimesinthegreat,bustlingmetropolisofEdo,nowmodernTokyo.Usingextraordinaryclose-upsandpioneering⑧KUltraHDvideotechnology,Hokusai’sprintsandpaintingsareexaminedbyworldexperts.IntheprocesstheyrevealnewinterpretationsoffamousworksandconveythefullextentofHokusai’sextraordinaryachievementasagreatworldartist.Hokusaispenthislifestudyingandcelebratingourcommonhumanityaswellasdeeplyexploringthenaturalandspiritualworlds,usingthefamousvolcanoMountFujiasaprotectivepresenceandpotentialsourceofimmortality.Heknewmuchpersonaltragedy,wasstruckbylightningandlivedforyearsinpoverty,butnevergaveuphisconstantstrivingforperfectioninhisart.HokusaiinfluencedMonet,VanGoghandotherImpressionists,isthefatherofmangaandhashisownGreatWaveemoji.