Dr. Akagi
| Dr. Akagi | |
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| Directed by | Shohei Imamura |
| Written by | Ango Sakaguchi (novel Doctor Liver) Shohei Imamura |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Akira Emoto Kumiko Asō |
| Cinematography | Shigeru Komatsubara |
| Edited by | Hajime Okayasu |
| Music by | Yosuke Yamashita |
| Distributed by | Imamura Productions, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd., Toei Co. Ltd., Tohokashinsha Film Company Ltd., Kino International (USA) |
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Running time | 129 min. (Japan) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Dr. Akagi, known in Japan as Kanzō-sensei (カンゾー先生, literally "Dr. Liver"), is a 1998 Japanese Comedy-drama film by director Shohei Imamura.[1] Imamura is much more highly regarded in his home country and Europe as a key figure in the Japanese New Wave, and is little known in the West. Imamura undertook making Akira Kurosawa's final script, and is the only director from Japan to win two Palme d'Or awards. Yosuke Yamashita was awarded "Best Film Score" for Dr. Akagi at the 1999 Mainichi Film Concours.[2][3][4]
Plot[]
The film concerns Dr. Akagi, a doctor on an island in the Seto Inland Sea area during World War II. He runs into conflict with the military while trying to combat a hepatitis epidemic. Akagi earns the nickname "Dr. Liver" (カンゾー先生 Kanzō-sensei) because of his work, though the townsfolk use it as a humorous dig at his persistent diagnosis. Though the broad circumstance of Japan slowly losing the war is the setting, many of the interactions and situations tilt into humor, for instance; the very music used for the doctor running from patient to patient has an upbeat and light-hearted tone.[1]
Cast[]
- Akira Emoto : Dr. Fûu Akagi
- Kumiko Asō : Sonoko Mannami
- Jacques Gamblin : Pete
- Tomorowo Taguchi : Nosaka
- Yukiya Kitamura : Sankichi
- Misa Shimizu : Gin
- Masatō Ibu : Ikeda
- Masanori Sera
- Ben Hiura
- Kaoru Mizuki
- Sanshō Shinsui
- Eri Watanabe
- Ayumi Ito
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "カンゾー先生". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "カンゾー先生とは". kotobank. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "カンゾー先生". 東映. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "カンゾー先生". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
External links[]
- Kanzo sensei at IMDb
- Free to Roam (film review) at chicagoreader.com.
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