Hokusai wanted to live until 110 because he kept improving with age He embarked on his absurdly ambitious Manga project when he was in his 50s, created the Great Wave when he was around 70 ...

The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa', c1829-1831, from the series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Source: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images HOKUSAI, directed by Hajime Hashimoto ...

And it's how the most famous of all Japanese images, Hokusai's 'Great Wave', is sometimes read. This best-selling woodblock print was made around 1830 by the great artist Hokusai, as one of his ...

The dancer said he was so struck by "Hokusai Manga" that he imitated some of the poses of people featured in the collection of sketches. During the course of the story, Hokusai is stricken by the ...