In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty. Instead, he put his work in the service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into WWII.
You can now watch An Artist of the Floating World online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Directing | Kazuki Watanabe | Director |
| Writing | Yuki Fujimoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kazuo Ishiguro | Novel |