You may think you don’t know Katsushika Hokusai, but you do. His Great Wave is one of the most identifiable works of art on the planet. But who was the creator of this ubiquitous work? As this film discovers, he was a Japanese master who never gave up striving for perfection, despite tragedy and poverty. He influenced Van Gogh, is the father of manga and even has his own Great Wave emoji.
You may think you don’t know Katsushika Hokusai, but you do. His Great Wave is one of the most identifiable works of art on the planet. But who was the creator of this ubiquitous work? As this film discovers, he was a Japanese master who never gave up striving for perfection, despite tragedy and poverty. He influenced Van Gogh, is the father of manga and even has his own Great Wave emoji.