Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE (2018)

Original name: Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE

Release date: March 29, 2018

Series

Average time: 5 minutes

Genres: Documentary

Synopsis: 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.