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Mori, The Artist's Habitat

Mori, The Artist's Habitat

20187.31h 39m

Overview

Vegetation thrives in painter Morikazu's garden, which is home to creatures that serve as models for his paintings, including numerous bugs and cats. A sweet and heartwarming day begins for Morikazu, who gazed at these garden creatures on a daily basis for over three decades, and those who love him.

Directed by Shuichi Okita
Written by Shuichi Okita
Produced by Yasushi Utagawa, Kenichi Yoshida
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Top Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Morikazu Kumagai

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Hideko

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Takeshi Fujita

Kaito Yoshimura

Kaito Yoshimura

Kohei Kajima

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Asahina

Munetaka Aoki

Munetaka Aoki

Iwatani

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mizushima

Nobue Iketani

Nobue Iketani

Mie-chan

Kitaro

Kitaro

Araki

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

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Themes & Keywords

photographerhomeroutinegardenpaintertokyo, japannaturevisitorbugsplantsshōwa era (1926-89)

About Mori, The Artist's Habitat

Mori, The Artist's Habitat is a drama, comedy film released in 2018 exploring themes of photographer, home, routine, garden, painter, tokyo, japan. Directed by Shuichi Okita, it stars Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kirin Kiki, Ryo Kase. Vegetation thrives in painter Morikazu's garden, which is home to creatures that serve as models for his paintings, including numerous bugs and cats. A sweet and heartwarming day begins for Morikazu, who gazed at these garden creatures on a daily basis for over three decades, and those who love him.

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