

DocumentaryNHK WORLD-JAPAN

Pilot
S1, E1
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
Centuries ago, Tokyo was known as Edo. More than a million people enjoyed life in this small but abundant city. They live on in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Each episode is a deep dive into a single print, and an exploration of the soul of Old Tokyo. We examine works by artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige not just for their aesthetic and historical value, but for the stories they tell of everyday life. That is how the people of Edo themselves enjoyed this mass-produced medium.
1 review
Title
Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE
Released
2018
Rated
Not rated
Region of Origin
Japan, United States of America
Original Audio
English
Show Type
Documentary
Runtime
5 min
Network
NHK WORLD-JAPAN