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This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the masterpiece bijinga ("picture of a beautiful woman") that Uemura painted at the age of 61. The main character, Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Tsuya, who loves painting more than anything and is hopeless at housework, attends art school and at age 15 receives the name Shōsui (from the characters for "pine" and "green") from her teacher. The crown prince of England purchases one of her works, propelling her to fame overnight. The novel portrays the remainder of her stormy life, during which she is impregnated by her teacher and raises a fatherless child; through it all she devotes herself to her painting, undaunted.
Release Date : 1984-01-14
Language :Japanese
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Toei Company
Production Country : Japan
Alternative Titles :
Cast
Character Name : Tsuya Shimamura
Original Name : 名取裕子
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : 風間 杜夫
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 三田村邦彦
Gender : Male
Character Name : Shima Shimamura
Original Name : 水沢アキ
Gender : Female
Character Name : Sei Shimamura
Original Name : 岡田茉莉子
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : 高峰三枝子
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : 三田佳子
Gender : Female
Character Name : Sei as a girl
Original Name : 小林綾子
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : 大坂志郎
Gender : Male
Character Name : Sei's uncle
Original Name : 草薙幸二郎
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 菅井きん
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : 織本順吉
Gender : Male
Character Name : Midwife
Original Name : 石井トミコ
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : Shingo Misawa
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 北村英三
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 江幡高志
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 野口貴史
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 草薙良一
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : なぎら健壱
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 市川好郎
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Tokuko Miura
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : Naoji Iwata
Gender : Male
Character Name : Neighborhood lady
Original Name : 丸平峰子
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : Kojin Tokuda
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 有川正治
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Kojirō Kawanami
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Kōjiro Shirakawa
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 五十嵐義弘
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Gorō Ōki
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Michiko Tsujima
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : 岡島艶子
Gender : Female
Character Name : Sei's grandmother
Original Name : Mitsue Wakabayashi
Gender : Male
Character Name : Kura Shimamura
Original Name : 富永佳代子
Gender : Female
Character Name : Neighborhood lady
Original Name : 星野美恵子
Gender : Female
Character Name : Neighborhood lady
Original Name : Aki Sawa
Gender : Female
Character Name : Neighborhood lady
Original Name : Mayumi Tokunaga
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Tankurô
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Junichi Hosokawa
Gender : Male
Character Name : Waitress
Original Name : Mayumi Eda
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Katsuko Ōkawa
Gender : Female
Character Name : Girl
Original Name : Keiko Nanase
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Yuka Monma
Gender : Male
Character Name : Postman
Original Name : Hiroshi Tanaka
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 山村紅葉
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : Yoshiki Yamada
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Shintarō Mibu
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Shunji Kotani
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 峰蘭太郎
Gender : Male
Character Name : Rickshaw man
Original Name : Michihiro Kinoshita
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Yasushi Amaeda
Gender : Male
Character Name : Rickshaw man
Original Name : Makoto Asai
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Hiroyuki Sugaya
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Sozaburo Yoshimi
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Kozo Kotani
Gender : Male
Character Name : Narrator (voice)
Original Name : 市原悦子
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : 成田三樹夫
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 佐藤慶
Gender : Male
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