"A strange old man lives here." "On a piece of paper the size of 120 tatami mats he painted a large portrait of Bodhidharma." "But that's not all..." "Then he painted two sparrows on one grain of rice." "If you don't already know Tetsuzo, you probably heard about the artist called Hokusai." "And this strange old man..." "Is my father." "A heap of dog shit..." "Bubble." "Bubble!" "Summer '11 Bunka era (1814)." "Edo City." " Who's there?" " It's me!" "Ah, Oei." "I brought lunch." "Thank you!" "I heard your dad is taking fewer jobs?" "Who said that?" "Oh... rumors." "I hope he eats well." "What is he going to do if he doesn't eat?" "We're father and daughter, with 2 brushes and 2 pairs of chopsticks, we can always manage somehow." "Oh yes..." "I recently went to see Onao." "She took her new yukata and told me it has been a while since you visited, and that she wants you to buy her a goldfish." "Yeah." "A goldfish that she can look at every day." "She'll look at it even when she can't see." "She can see." "Mama, can I come live with you?" "I would be really happy, but what about your dad?" "Even if Tetsuzo was alone and split in half, he could handle himself." "Do not talk about your dad as if he were a lizard." "Sarusuberi finally blossomed." "Senseless bloom, only then to colorfully crumble." "The long celebrations have begun..." "Sarusuberi:" "Miss Hokusai." "This is the house where I live with Tetsuzo." "There's no organization and nothing is cleaned." "When the trash becomes too much, we just move it." "Tetsuzo is not interested in anything besides painting." "He does not drink or smoke." "Although..." "Judging by his erotic drawings, he certainly likes women." "[painting's author" " Hokusai]" "He drew it and then destroyed it?" "!" "I don't understand!" "Let me see Sensei!" "Well, who knows where he is..." "Don't play with me!" "He isn't here..." "He really isn't there." "Sensei!" "Where's the dragon drawing?" "!" "As soon as I finished it, he immediately soared into the sky." "What are you worried about?" "We agreed at the end of the month." "There's another day until the end of the month." "Come back tomorrow." "Maybe he will have come back from the heavens by then." "And if he doesn't return?" "Do as you wish." "Even if I cut off your head, my lord will not be satisfied." "I have no choice..." "Would cutting your belly hurt?" "It must hurt..." "I won't have it ready by tomorrow." "I know." "I think we shouldn't do it after all, brother." "What are you saying?" "Didn't you tell me you wanted to see Hokusai-sensei?" "That drunkard's name is Zenjirou." "This parasite lives with us and is a shameless womanizer." "He used to be a samurai, but then, for some reason, decided to put down the katana and took up the brush." "I met this guy at the printer." "Hey, rookie!" "When you become an artist, you'll have me to thank!" "This old man here – he's the celebrated Hokusai." "This is a great honor for me!" "I am a student of Utagawa Toyokuni." "My name is Utagawa Kuninao." "Eventhough I am a follower of the Utagawa school," "I have great respect for you, Hokusai-sensei!" "Thank you for taking your time to see me!" "Kuninao?" "Why didn't you tell me this before?" "!" "You didn't ask me." "I see, you're Kuninao..." "You're pretty popular." "No no, you exaggerate!" "Come on!" "Yes." "So, you're only 19 years old?" "Yes." "You're younger than me for 4 years..." "Eat!" "No, I..." "Come eat up, lanky!" "Please stop it brother!" "Forgive us for the trouble." "Oh!" "Dog shit..." "Oh!" "Hmm..." "Do you know her?" "This is Sensei's daughter, Oei." "So the lady's name is Oei-san?" "I see how it is..." "I often see her at Ryogoku Bridge." "Dragon, huh?" "The dragon has a secret:" "You need to paint with the tip of the brush." "Visualize it in your head, then wait until it has come down, as if the dragon came to life." "And after he comes into this world, sketch it rapidly with small strokes of the brush." "This creature is different from all the others." "So the way it's portrayed is also very different." "Ah, that's not my idea." "I was told that story." "Stop!" "Flirting with Oei-chan in front of her father..." "You got some nerve!" "No..." "Not at all!" "That's not what I..." "As expected of the more popular artists." "Girls love clever guys." "Oh, you bastard!" "Stop trying to show off!" "Hey!" "Yes?" "Get out of here!" "What's this..." "She even put her old man." " Sensei!" "Should we take a walk?" " Alright." "Maybe have a drink?" "Look at the fox." "She's trying to lure us." "Ah..." "She laughed." "No dragons there!" "I saw one in the province of Shinshu, when I was a kid." "It was probably just a whirlwind." "When the wind drops from the mountains and into the valley, it forms a vortex of swirling sand." "I also saw them." "I clearly saw his claws in the midst of the clouds." "That was just your imagination." "You are so limited." "That's why you draw badly." "Eh?" "People just look terrible on your paintings." "It feels that if they took just one step, they'd immediately drain into a puddle of mud." "Nevertheless, your paintings have an interesting smell." "And when a lot of them accumulate, the room starts getting stuffy." "And you have talent, so beware of the hatred." "Hatred?" "!" "Yes, exactly." "It is very dangerous." "Beware of envious glances from other students." "Yes." "Hey, you..." "I completely stopped understanding, what you are talking about." "What?" "!" "You should not interfere in our conversations, fox!" "I am ashamed!" "Oh, it looks like you're angry." "You don't understand, woman!" "This old man – Hokusai-sensei!" "Hmm?" "You're lying!" "Of course!" "Oh, you pranksters!" "You are the only one left." "The rest have gone before dawn." "They threw me out, the bastards..." "Shoo!" "Shoo!" "Hmm?" "What do you want?" "You must be very curious to come to this house." "Heh!" "We're pretty similar." "Onao!" "Nee-chan!" "The Mother Superior gave me permission, so wanna take a walk outside?" "Onao is blind from birth." "Oei-san, you have paint on your face." "Did you clean it?" "Yeah." "Where do you want to go?" "The bridge." "The bridge again?" "You sure love the bridge, Onao." "Pepper Ton-Ton!" "Spicy hot pepper!" "Honeyed rice balls!" "You can listen to a lot of different voices." "And smells, too." "Yes." "It is very interesting." "I love this bridge too." "Rice crackers?" "Ishiwara rice crackers?" "No, Tozaki." "Try it." "Dad never comes to see me." "I wonder why." "He's very busy working, that's all." "It's not like he hates you." "With such a weak body, I'll never be able to properly honor dad and mom, so when I die, I'll probably go to hell." "That's not true!" "Tetsuzo is a coward, and a crybaby!" "Oei-san?" "So this is Sensei's youngest daughter?" "Her name is Onao." "She lives in a monastery and is learning to play the biwa." "I heard from Sensei." "Onao-san, I am a student of your father – Hatsugoro." "My artistic pseudonym is Totoya Hokkei." "Totoya?" "Fishmonger?" "TL:" "The characters for 'Toto-ya' (魚屋) can be read as 'Sakana-ya' which means fishmonger." "Yes." "Before, I used to sell fish." "What are you doing here?" "We just came to see the bridge, listen to the voices, the smell, that's all." "It's great." "The bridge is a very interesting place." "By the way..." "Your recent bijin-ga was very good!" "Much better than mine." "That's not... true." "No no." "I really meant that." "Now, excuse me, I need to go to the printer." "Goodbye, Onao-san!" "Oei-san, take this." "Here." "Clean it better." "You have such a pretty face after all." "Bye." "He's a kind man, isn't he?" "Yes, very kind." "And you were not the same as usual, Nee-chan." "That's not... true." "I know, let's take a boat ride!" "Well?" "Feels nice, right?" "We're sailing under the bridge now." "Scared?" "If we keep going, where will we end up?" "The sea." "The sea is very big." "Much bigger than Honjo and Asakusa." "Much more!" "Eh?" "Tetsuzo often draws the sea." "The waves can be very scary." "A huge wave could easily sink a boat." "Waves?" "Oh oh oh!" "Give me a break, Sensei." "You need to be able to draw vile things as well." "You're really cruel." "Look, your face is dirty." "What's this?" "Well..." "It's a sketch." "Neck pattern copied from Eizan, and the composition is clearly borrowed from Utamaro, isn't it?" "Well..." "You're right..." "This is why Oei calls you "dumb Zen."" "Well, Oei-chan's art is much better." "I can't compete." "That's where you're wrong." "Eh?" "She's good at drawing women, sometimes I even think she's better than me, but when it comes to men, she can only imitate my drawings." "Eh..." "That idiot betrays painting by isolating that one topic." "Something Oei-chan can't do..." "I'm telling you, the important thing is to not put your hands down." "Forcing his own daughter to draw this..." "That's very mean of you, Sensei." "She thinks she can draw anything, and refuses to back down, even if the painting doesn't come out." "Welcome back." "What do you want, Zen?" "Nothing." "You're leaving again?" "Yes, I'm going to Yoshiwara to paint a portrait of a courtesan." "What?" "Manjidou said he wanted it in color." "Hmm..." "What's her name?" "And where she works?" "And why do you ask?" "Ah..." "Nothing." "It's Sayogoromo at Kikyo-ya." "Uh?" "!" "What?" "Do you know her?" "About this courtesan Sayogoromo, recently there's been a lot of rumors about her." "Rumors?" "Like?" "[One woman]" "It is said that at dawn the head of the courtesan is separated from the body." "Separated from the body?" "The client appeared very scared but no one else saw anything..." "Well, maybe it was all a dream." "This Sayogoromo always seems very mysterious." "They say that when she sleep her head slips away from the pillow until it's morning." "You sure you saw that?" "I saw it with my own eyes!" "This means that her neck somehow extends." "What?" "!" "Like someone as narrow-minded as you is going to see a ghost." "Oei-san, your drawings are beautiful." "I look better than I actually do in them." "You really have a talent for drawing." "This is the outline I will use to draw the final painting." "And then we'll turn it into a nishiki-e." "I can not wait to see them." "Sorry to keep you waiting." "So, what's your business here?" "If you want to be entertained, go to East Ryogoku." "Here in Yoshiwara we do not play around!" "Forgive me, lady!" "Let go!" "This old man really needs to talk with you!" "Please at least listen to him!" "I will not take much of your time." "Have a sit." "I'm her father and also an artist." "Let's see..." "This story took place before her birth." "So about 25 years ago." "I was ordered to paint a painting of monsters." "I drew it until it got dark, and then decided to take a nap." "And suddenly I heard "tuk-tuk, tuk-tuk." Something was hitting the tatami." "It was my own hands." "They crazily danced by themselves." "And then, out of my hands, something came out and flew out the window." "Only hands flew out." "And it was dark, so I couldn't see more." "I could feel the wind in my fingers, it was extremely cold, that's how I realized they were extremely fast." "And after that I felt it every night." "It scared me at first." "But then I got used to it and found it quite interesting." "Sometimes they'd rip up the miscanthus fields." "Sometimes wrap around the spire of the five-story pagoda." "Sometimes they swept under the bridge." "One day I thought:" ""If these flying hands were cut off somewhere, could I use my real hands that are left behind?"" "After all, I have yet to draw enough." "When I told a friend monk, they told me I shouldn't do it." "So he scribbled sutras in my hands and wrapped them in rosary prayer." "Since then, it never happened again." "And as you can see, I turned into a fine artist." "End of story." "Congratulations." "When you hear the sound of the bell, go to the next room." "And if you will not hear anything until the morning, please, return home." "This stays between us." "Do you agree?" "Everything is as usual..." "You didn't need to stay with us." "Do what you want." "Well, from time to time this is nice too." "Shut up already." "Eh?" "I didn't say anything." "You have been sighing all this time." "Well, after such a long night..." "Crickets?" "Do see something?" "Eh?" "Shut up!" "It can't get out of the mosquito net." "It's like a barrier." "Good thing the net was here." "It could have flown over it at any time." "But if you do that..." "What would you suggest?" "For me to fill my neck with sutras and wrap it in rosary?" "And if your head doesn't come back, then what?" "We'll see when the time comes." "Who would have thought it'd really come out..." "By the way, Sensei, that's the first time I hear that story." "About the flying hands." "Don't be an idiot." "It's the first time I told it too." " Eh?" " This is an old story, written by Bakin." "Why do you do it then?" "If I hadn't told her, we wouldn't have been able to see such a wonderful show." "I don't understand it." "I would prefer to look at something else." "That's why some of your drawings are so bad..." "I just couldn't pass this up!" "As soon as I heard the sound of the bells, I immediately tried to get closer." "Stop messing around!" "The fire is spreading!" "Pull!" "Pull!" "Hey, you!" "Bring it back!" "Hurry up!" "Look at it fall!" "Watching firefighters fight with the burning house, watching a fireball ikebana blossoms in the sky, seeing it die, it is such an indescribable feeling that I'm simply lost for words..." "Another fire?" "Why do you like them so much?" "This is the same as what you have for women, and Tetsuzo for sweets." "I see." "Heh!" "Idiots..." "The field to your right is completely covered with snow." "On this path along the river Okawa, it'll take until Spring for the sakura to bloom but their bare branches, covered with snow, also look nice." "Are you cold?" "[Sanctuary Mimeguri]" "In front of us is the gate to the Mimeguri Inari shrine." "Since the dam was built here, its tip is now directly at your eyes." "Gates have this form..." "We're going down the stairs now." "Wait a second." "What is it?" "Camellia." "This is my favorite flower." "Give me your hand." "And what color is it?" "Red." "It's gentle and warm color." "You can take it home." "I'll put it in your sleeve." "There is no sound at all." "Yeah." "Complete silence." "The snow absorbs all the noise." "Scared?" "It got a bit colder." "We'd like two amazake!" "I'll go get our order." "Excuse me..." "Amazake, two of them." "Yes." "Throw it up." "As hard as you can." "Here!" "Here!" "I'm here!" "I'm here!" "Take this!" "Take this!" "And this!" "Here!" "Here!" "Onao!" "Sorry." "I'm sorry, Nee-chan." "It's fine." "You're just a little tired." "I should have paid more attention." "But still, today was a lot of fun!" "Snow is so interesting." "Want to come to my house?" "We are very close." "Dad could be there too." "Hmmm..." "What do you say?" "If I visited now dad would probably be troubled." "And if dad is troubled, then I'd be too." "Should we go back then?" "Yeah." "Madam!" "Are you okay?" "!" "This pattern in the back room..." "I heard the cries of the dead from there!" "We tried to tell her it was the sound of blackbirds in the garden but the Madam wouldn't believe us." "This painting of hell..." "The owner of the house asked Oei-san to draw him this painting, so they could see it every day, as a reminder that in order to earn happiness in later life, today they need to atone for past sins." "Master liked this panel," "I am also very proud of it but..." "So this time it happened in broad daylight." "The season of white magnolia has come to an end..." "That..." "Maybe it's dementia?" "That panel with hell, it's probably just too realistic..." "But that's not all there's to it." "Once the Madam felt bad and remained bedridden, the Master certainly knew, the panel could be the cause but refused to part with it." "After that..." "Dear!" "Fortunately, the fire was quickly overcome, but the disease has become even harder on the Madam." "So I was asked me to find out if it's possible to do anything about it." "You sure drew something dangerous, Oei-chan." "It seems that an excess of talent can also be a problem." " Heh!" " This means that Oei lacks experience." "Let me look at the sketches." "It's as I thought..." "Each time you draw, you never bring work to the end." "This painting is not complete." "Not completed?" "Oei, take me to the house." "No no!" "It's night now too." "Hey, Manjidou, next time you won't get away with just a small fire." "Put it up." "Look..." "See?" "Now the painting is complete." "Sir, now you'll be fine." "I'm in your debt." "You still have much to learn." "Sensei!" "Sensei..." "Look!" "Since then, the Madam stopped being afraid of the painting." "Damn that Tetsuzo!" "It's humiliating, but he's still one or two steps ahead of me." "I will redraw it." "Please explain what I failed." "I didn't say that the painting hasn't good." "But if I had to keep it short..." "You are too serious, Oei-san." "That is the problem." "Every artist has its strengths and weaknesses." "Zen-san is a good example of this." "His erotic paintings released this spring sold very well." "From the viewpoint of painting techniques, his are still far from yours." "All his characters have large heads and skinny little hands, but these strange proportions are his main weapon." "They give his paintings a special appeal." "It is obvious that in this lies its strength." "And with you, Oei-san, it's just the opposite." "Your portraits are of technical mastery, but they lack any sensuality." "But it's not your fault." "Hokusai-sensei, is to blame for making his daughter draw such paintings." "Hatsugoro-san?" "Where are you headed?" "I was at Manjidou's, and am now going home." "And I had a meeting at Suhara-ya." "I'll take you home." "Isn't that a bother?" "No." "I have long wanted to meet with Hokusai-sensei." "You will get wet like that." "What's this smell?" "Hair oil?" "The owner of Suhara-ya told me he wanted to meet with Zen-san." "With Zenjirou?" "With that excuse for a man?" "But his paintings of women are very interesting." "They are different from the rest." "Erotic?" "Perhaps..." "He draws great women." "I..." "I hate those vulgar paintings!" "I remembered I had something else to do." "Excuse me..." "It was the smell of skin." "Not like Tetsuzo or Zenjirou." "The skin..." "Welcome." "Do you have a favorite?" "Doesn't matter..." "How was it?" "Be sure to come again!" "I got it, I got it." "Come on, let me go." "See you." "I'll be wait." "– We look forward to your next visit." "Is this your first time?" "Would you like to take a look and choose then?" "Don't ever come back!" "Ouch..." "Hey!" "What's wrong?" "This is stupid so I'm going home." "Let me go!" "The stupid things are the most fun!" "Let's go!" "Let me go, you fool!" "Yes, yes, I'm a happy fool." "Then, manager, I'm not taking anymore visitors today!" " Hey..." " Take off your clothes." "What?" "!" "Your clothes are all wet..." "You're gonna ruin the tatami." "Here." "You can wear this." "A furisode?" "My name Kichiya." "Pleased to meet you." "Then, let's start, let's start!" "You know..." " The painting is called "Yamagoshi Amida."" " I think it's made by Kano Tanyu..." "Idiot." "Tanyu wouldn't never scribble something like this." "Is it bad?" "Awful." "Hmm..." "You seem to understand this." "And why is such a religious painting here?" "Some bothersome monks come here often, so I thought this would protect me." "But it doesn't help..." "The monks that come here, they aren't afraid of the gods or Buddha." "I figure." "By the way, I recently had a a strange dream." "Almost like this painting." "From the mountain, Buddha suddenly appeared." "Everyone just started to bow down and shout: "Thank you!" "Thank you!"" "And then He just crushed them all together with houses and continued on his way without looking back." "Terrible, right?" "I wonder if heaven exists at all?" "Well?" "Wanna stop this?" "Excellent!" "Let's do it!" "Hey." "I'm sorry." "Let me sleep a little bit." "Count to a hundred and wake me up." "I promise." "Don't forget..." "TL:" "Oei says 'omoi' which can be translated both as 'heavy' and 'feelings' (emotions)." "Heavy..." "Does heaven exist?" "And hell?" "Well, everything is ready." "Thank you very much!" "By the way..." "Oei-san, Danjuro is giving a performance tonight." "What do you say?" "The play will be Sukeroku." "[Nakamura Theater]" "I was meant to go with my assistant, but something came up." "Only one seat left though." "Well..." "Go, you won't regret it." "You'll learn a lot." "Thank you." "Then..." "Hatsugoro-san should also be there." "I gave him the other one." "Excuse me..." "Oei-san!" "Oei-san, is that you?" "Yeah." "Something wrong?" "You look lost in thought." "No, nothing special." "Where you are going?" "Just back home." "What a coincidence!" "I'm also returning home from the printer." "By the way, today is the festival of the 46,000 days." "Would you like to go honor Kannon-sama with me?" "Personally, I don't like intrusive or too whiny women." "I like the composed girls, that can defend and assert themselves." "As soon as I saw you for the first time," "I immediately thought:" ""Oh!" "That's it!" "She's very, very special."" "I mean..." "I want to tell you how I..." "Thank you for your business!" "Yeah." "What did you wish for?" "An easy birth." "Uh?" "!" "I'm joking." "Don't tease me, Oei-san." "What time is it now?" "Well..." "It was noon just now so maybe two now?" "Do you have something to do?" "No, not really." "How does tokoroten sound?" " Sure." " Alright!" "Two tokoroten please!" "Coming up!" "Sorry!" "I think I'll go." "Eh?" "!" "Oei-san!" "What's wrong with her?" "Mom, it's delicious!" "Did you like it?" "You can eat mother's too." "Really?" "!" "I won't give it back." "I think I'll eat it after all." "No!" "It seems that Onao isn't feeling very well." "I was just at mother's place and Onao was in bed..." "The day before yesterday she had a fever too, but it wasn't anything serious." "Mom says she'll get better soon." "Why don't you go see her?" "Onao will be happy." "Yeah." "Are you so afraid of getting sick?" "!" "You sit around all day doing nothing, but to go see Onao for some reason, you never can!" "Birds!" "Birds!" "Captured birds!" "Good people, please free these poor sparrows!" "Captured birds!" "The unfortunate birds!" "How many birds are in your cells?" "About 30." "Take it and release all of them." "Right, thank you very much." "Hello." "Oh!" "You became very superstitious." "But something like that, it won't really help." "All these birds are clipped feathers, so they'll quickly be caught back." "Really?" "Nevertheless, there will always be a few lucky ones who manage to escape." "Then, are you coming home?" "Onao will be happy." "And I made rice sweets!" "That's rare..." "We can eat them together." "Only sweets..." "Is she sleeping?" "Just fell asleep." "Who's there?" "Onao, how do you feel?" "It's dad!" "Death is the most feared thing on Earth." "I will erase it and never die." "I will erase it..." "Oei, could you take this painting to your mother's place tomorrow?" "Yeah..." "Tell them that it drives away evil." "The general is as stiff as a brush, has a beard, and in his hand is a sword." "With his long sword, he can easily cut any illness." "And with his other hand, he strangles any pain." "He looks very scary, but he's actually a spirit that protects children." "Does dad hate me?" "Why?" "Dad doesn't like sick people..." "Tetsuzo is a coward, he's just scared of getting sick." "But you are different." "That's why he painted this painting for you." "Your hands are really soft." "Now that you're back home, let's stop cutting your hair and let it grow longer." "I'll do your hair." "Really?" "Yeah." "She's very good at it." "Her hair always looks great." "I see." "So you're good?" "Look forward to it." "I hope that your hair grows back quickly." "Can I stay the night here?" "Ah, that's a good idea." "Let's all sleep together tonight." "Nee..." "Nee-chan, are you asleep?" "I'm awake." "There's something on the net." "What?" "Just sitting there." "It's just a big bug." "I chased it out, so don't be afraid." "Bug?" "A beautiful bug?" "Yes." "With long, thin legs, and a bright shell." "Friendly?" "Really friendly." "Cute?" "Really cute." "Nee..." "When I die, I'm going to hell." "And in hell, my job will be carry stones to Ojizou-sama." " Why?" " What do you mean "why"?" "Because that's how it is." "There's nothing you can do about it." "Do you want something?" "She has been looking better recently." "Yeah." "It's fine." "It's nothing serious, she'll get better soon." "You know..." "Bring your father with you next time." "Tetsuzo is a really big crybaby..." "Silly..." "I'm also a crybaby." "The medicine has been working." "She has been feeling much better." "Last night she even ate porridge." "Come visit her today." "You still haven't learned to lie." "That's why you haven't caught a man yet." "This is strange..." "It felt like I was being followed by a little girl..." "This girl..." "How did she look?" "Well, all old-fashioned..." "Short haired." "Wow!" "What a strong wind." "You managed to come by yourself." "She left." "Maybe it was I who stole her vision and life..." "Eh?" "This is strange..." "It wasn't a joke!" "I really felt like someone was following me!" "It's true!" "Dumb Zen, behind you, there's someone there." "What?" "Excuse me brother." "Ku-Kuninao!" "So it was you, the one creeping?" "!" "I was walking behind you the entire time, but you never seemed to notice." "Sensei, Oei-san." "Glad to see you in good health." "Yeah." "And you too." "You too, brother." "Shut up!" "What the hell are you doing here?" "!" "What?" "An interesting woman appeared in Fukagawa." "They say she can drink an awful lot." "Even more than you?" "Who knows..." "That's why I would like to take part in a contest with her." " And there's a prize?" " Yeah." "They say that the winner will be allowed to see a rare tattoo on her back." "Apparently no one ever saw it before!" "Hmm!" "Waste of time." "I will go eat noodles or something..." "Excellent!" "I'm with you!" "Oei-san, see you!" "Come on, come on!" "Manjidou might come, we'll lose face if we don't finish in time." "That face is nothing to worry about." "I leave the drawing to you." "I'm counting on you." "I won't draw it!" "Oei!" "I just remembered:" "Manjidou was saying that it should be time for you to start drawing under your own name." "It seems like the night today will be a long one..." "Right?" "Onao, how are you doing?" "I know for sure that you didn't go to hell." "We're still doing the same here." "Not particularly good nor bad, but we're still happy." "Right?" "Tetsuzo never stopped painting and lived to be ninety years old." "Zenjirou took the name Keisai Eisen and even became a bit famous with his bijin-ga." "He died a year before Tetsuzo." "That dumb Zen..." "I married once, but we parted ways and I returned home to Tetsuzo." "Ended up living with him until he died." "Tetsuzo planned to live more than a hundred years, but ended up only lasting ninety." "Even at death's door, he wanted ten more..." ""Just another five years, all I needed to become a real artist," is what he said." "And he was serious." "What an unbelievable old man..." "After the death of Hokusai, Oei moved many times, and died in the year 4 AD Ansei" "(1857), 9 years after her father's death." "Nobody knows where she was buried." "11 years after the death of Oei, with the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate, the era of the samurai swiftly ended." "The new government of Meiji renamed the city of Edo to Tokyo."