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Miss Hokusai Anime Film Streams on Crave on June 4

Canadian television and streaming service Crave will begin streaming Production I.G's Miss Hokusai film on June 4. Additionally, the TV Passport website is listing that the film will air on Starz 1 in Canada on June 5 at 9:00 p.m. EDT.

Annecy-winning director Keiichi Hara (Summer Days with Coo, Colorful) directed the Miss Hokusai film based on Hinako Sugiura's acclaimed historical manga Sarusuberi. The film originally premiered in Japan in May 2015.

Miss Hokusai previously won: the Jury Award in the Official Feature Film Competition at the 39th Annecy International Film Festival in June 2015; the Sequences Award for best Asian feature film, the Satoshi Kon Award for best animated feature film, and the Gold Audience Award for best animated feature film at the 19th annual Fantasia International Film Festival in August 2015; the Best Animated Feature Film award at the 48th annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in October 2015; the Best Animated Feature Award at the Asian Pacific Screen Awards in November 2015; and the Best Animation Film Award at the Mainichi Film Awards in January 2016.

Thanks to jlaking for the news tip.

Sources: The Lede, TV Passport