07 Aug 2015
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An Irish doctor survived the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki and was given a Samurai sword for the lives he saved. 70 years later his family searches for the origin of their father's sword.
A Visit to Hokusai
A look at the work of Japanese woodblock printing artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849).
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Top Billed Cast
Fabrice Luchini Narrator
Frédéric Cerdal 
Louise Lemoine Torrès 
Jérôme Keen Agnès Manoury 
Fréderic Popovic
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