From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: Miss Hokusai

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Recipient of the Jury Prize at the 2015 Annecy International Animated Film Festival and nominated for an Annie Award^® for Best Animated Independent Feature, Miss Hokusai is a visually resplendent and soulful portrait of a female artist in 19^th century Japan as the age of the samurai draws to a close. Certified 94% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and featuring stunning visuals, the film and its beautiful animation is being praised by critics as "Extraordinary! Enchanting and thought-provoking" (Glenn Kenny, The New York Times). Miss Hokusai will be available to own on Digital HD on February 21, 2017 and on Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on March 7, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, in partnership with GKIDS.

From award-winning director Keiichi Hara (Colorful) and Japanese powerhouse Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell), comes a remarkable story of the daughter behind one of history's most famous artists. As all of Edo flocks to see the work of the revered painter Hokusai, his daughter O-Ei toils diligently, creating the paintings sold under her father's name. Shy in public, in the studio O-Ei is brash and uninhibited. Seeking to come into her own as an artist, O-Ei sets out into the bustling city of Edo (present-day Tokyo), where she encounters spirits, dragons, courtesans, and rival artists. With exceptional craftsmanship, story-telling and emotional depth, Miss Hokusai is "Gorgeous! A small poetic wonder!" (Boyd van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter).

Bonus Features on Blu-ray^™:

• The Making of Miss Hokusai – This feature-length documentary provides an in-depth look at the journey to create Miss Hokusai

Bonus Features on DVD:

• The Making of Miss Hokusai Featurette – Join director Keiichi Hara for a look inside the studio as they create the film

FILMMAKERS
Directed by: Keiichi Hara
Original Story (from the manga Sarusuberi): Hinako Sugiura
Screenplay by: Miho Maruo
Music by: Harumi Fuuki, Yo Tsuji
Chief Animator: Yoshimi Itazu
Animation by: Production I.G
Presented by: Sarusuberi Film Partners

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - Blu-ray^™:
Street Date:March 7, 2017
Copyright: 2017 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Numbers: 44185852 / 44186660 (CDN)Run Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1080p High-Definition Widescreen 1.78:1
Rating: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including sexual situations and images.
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, English

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:
Street Date:March 7, 2017
Copyright: 2017 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Numbers: 44184868 / 44184902 (CDN)
Run Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1
Rating: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including sexual situations and images.
Sound: English Dolby 5.1, Japanese Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH

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About GKIDS
GKIDS is a distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult and family audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an unrivaled eight Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations – with The Secret of Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita in 2012, Ernest & Celestine in 2014, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and Song of the Sea in 2015, and Boy and the World and When Marnie Was There in 2016.  GKIDS also handles North American theatrical distribution for Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki's famed Studio Ghibli library of films, one of the world's most coveted animation collections with titles Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and others.

About Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE – www.uphe.com) is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios. Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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