Shunga: The Lost Japanese EroticaMovie
In the foundation of the culture of Japanese MANGA and animation, there lies the humor filled art form, shunga. Shunga is a type of Japanese art by famous ukiyo-e artists of the Edo Period, such as Utamaro, Hokusai, and Kiyonaga, but the artform’s development was thwarted by social norms that tabooed sex. The film Introduces the world of shunga through enthusiasts - collectors, curators, and scholars, including Andrew Gerstle who inspired The British Museum’s historical shunga exhibition in 2013 and Michael Fornitz who owns an auction house in Denmark. Exploring the significance of shunga by analyzing it from historical, cultural, artistic and contemporary female points of view.
About Shunga: The Lost Japanese Erotica
Shunga: The Lost Japanese Erotica is a 2023 documentary, history movie directed by Junko Hirata.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 1m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Mirai Moriyama, Yoh Yoshida. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
