ThefirstUKfilmbiographyoftheworld-renownedJapaneseartistKatsushikaHokusai(1760-1849),whoseprintTheGreatWaveisasgloballyfamousasLeonardo’sMonaLisa.WithAndySerkisreadingthevoiceofHokusai,thefilmfeaturesartistsDavidHockneyandMaggiHambling,andpassionatescholarswhostudy,admireandveneratethisgreatJapanesemaster.ThefilmfocusesonHokusai’swork,lifeandtimesinthegreat,bustlingmetropolisofEdo,nowmodernTokyo.Usingextraordinaryclose-upsandpioneering8KUltraHDvideotechnology,Hokusai’sprintsandpaintingsareexaminedbyworldexperts.IntheprocesstheyrevealnewinterpretationsoffamousworksandconveythefullextentofHokusai’sextraordinaryachievementasagreatworldartist.Hokusaispenthislifestudyingandcelebratingourcommonhumanityaswellasdeeplyexploringthenaturalandspiritualworlds,usingthefamousvolcanoMountFujiasaprotectivepresenceandpotentialsourceofimmortality.Heknewmuchpersonaltragedy,wasstruckbylightningandlivedforyearsinpoverty,butnevergaveuphisconstantstrivingforperfectioninhisart.HokusaiinfluencedMonet,VanGoghandotherImpressionists,isthefatherofmangaandhashisownGreatWaveemoji. 这是一部开创性的纪录片，独家揭秘大英博物馆特展——葛饰北斋：超越巨浪。影片与日本NHK广播公司联合制作，并使用NHK目前世界领先的8K高清拍摄技术，将葛饰北斋笔下的油画、版画和插图纤毫毕现地展现在世界观众面前，探索世界名作的现代诠释，全方位表现葛饰北斋的卓越艺术成就。 
