
An Artist of the Floating World
Drama
Overview
In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty. Instead, he put his work in the service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into WWII.
Top Cast


Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
Ono Masuji
Ken Watanabe
Ono Masuji


Hirosue Ryoko
Hirosue Ryoko
Murakami Setsuko
Hirosue Ryoko
Murakami Setsuko


Aki Maeda
Aki Maeda
Ono Noriko
Aki Maeda
Ono Noriko


Kokoro Terada
Kokoro Terada
Murakami Setsuko
Kokoro Terada
Murakami Setsuko


Masato Wada
Masato Wada
Murakami Soichi
Masato Wada
Murakami Soichi


Masato Hagiwara
Masato Hagiwara
Kuroda
Masato Hagiwara
Kuroda


Daichi Watanabe
Daichi Watanabe
Enchi
Daichi Watanabe
Enchi


Kouhei Takeda
Kouhei Takeda
Miyake Jiro
Kouhei Takeda
Miyake Jiro


Ryuta Sato
Ryuta Sato
Shintaro
Ryuta Sato
Shintaro


Natsuko Akiyama
Natsuko Akiyama
Madam Kawakami
Natsuko Akiyama
Madam Kawakami
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