Dr. Akagi
1998 Japanese film
- 17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) (Japan)
- 15 January 1999 (1999-01-15) (U.S.)
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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] For his work on the film, Yosuke Yamashita was awarded Best Film Score 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
Dutch, British soldiers- US Marines from MCAS Iwakuni MALS-12, Japanese Rugby Team , and representatives of Teachers of English language in Japan.
See also
References
- ^ 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 Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine (film review) at chicagoreader.com.
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Films directed by Shōhei Imamura
- Stolen Desire (1958)
- Nishi Ginza Station (1958)
- Endless Desire (1958)
- My Second Brother (1959)
- Pigs and Battleships (1961)
- The Insect Woman (1963)
- Unholy Desire (1964)
- The Pornographers (1966)
- A Man Vanishes (1967)
- Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
- History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970)
- Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute (1975)
- Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
- Eijanaika (1981)
- The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
- Zegen (1987)
- Black Rain (1989)
- The Eel (1997)
- Dr. Akagi (1998)
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
- 11′09″01 September 11 (2002)
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