Ukiyo-e, Floating World Images

400 years ago, in Japan, a revolutionary art was to be born and to influence the greatest occidental artists of the end of the 19th century, the Ukiyo-e "floating world images". The concept and the purpose of the film are, on one side, to show, teach and discover Japanese art (Japanese prints engravings), and on another side, demonstrate the influence of Japanese prints on occidental modern art, by showing in comparison some of the most famous paintings (Impressionism or paintings by Van Gogh). A wonderful trip in a world of beauty and discovery. (official distributor synopsis)