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Two Portraits of MIYAGINO (2010)

Two Portraits of MIYAGINO (2010)

Drama Crime Romance Mystery History
Release Date: 2010, May 29
Directors: Tatsuji Yamazaki
Countries: Japan
Production: "MIYAGINO" Film Partners
Cast: Jun Kunimura, Kirin Kiki, Ainosuke Kataoka, Tomoko Mariya, Aimi Satsukawa

Overview:

In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.

Keywords:

period drama painter based on play or musical japan jidaigeki edo period artist japanese traditional culture portrait portrait drawing kabuki art house kimono painter as artist expressionism mary magdalene portrait painting performing arts japanese painter kasei culture ukiyo-e tōshūsai sharaku