Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. This film, which has a complex and wide-ranging storyline, recreates the world of that time, as it appeared in Utamaro's paintings.
Akio Jissoji
Director
Masaru Takesue
Writer

Shin Kishida
Utamaro

Shingo Yamashiro

Mikio Narita
Juzaburo Tsutaya

Eiji Okada
Tanuma

Ryōhei Uchida

Tadao Nakamaru
Shimizu

Isao Tamagawa

Akiji Kobayashi

Isao Bitō