ThefirstUKfilmbiographyoftheworld-renownedJapaneseartistKatsushikaHokusai 一七六0-一八四九 ,whoseprintTheGreatWaveisasgloballyfamousasLeonardo’sMonaLisa WithAndySerkisreadingthevoiceofHokusai,thefilmfeaturesartistsDavidHockneyandMaggiHambling,andpassionatescholarswhostudy,admireandveneratethisgreatJapanesemaster ThefilmfocusesonHokusai’swork,lifeandtimesinthegreat,bustlingmetropolisofEdo,nowmodernTokyo Usingextraordinaryclose-upsandpioneering八KUltraHDvideotechnology,Hokusai’sprintsandpaintingsareexaminedbyworldexperts IntheprocesstheyrevealnewinterpretationsoffamousworksandconveythefullextentofHokusai’sextraordinaryachievementasagreatworldartist Hokusaispenthislifestudyingandcelebratingourcommonhumanityaswellasdeeplyexploringthenaturalandspiritualworlds,usingthefamousvolcanoMountFujiasaprotectivepresenceandpotentialsourceofimmortality Heknewmuchpersonaltragedy,wasstruckbylightningandlivedforyearsinpoverty,butnevergaveuphisconstantstrivingforperfectioninhisart HokusaiinfluencedMonet,VanGoghandotherImpressionists,isthefatherofmangaandhashisownGreatWaveemoji