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Dr. Akagi
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Wikipedia article
'Dr. Akagi', known in Japan as , is a 1998 Japanese Comedy-drama film by director Shohei Imamura. For his work on the film, Yosuke Yamashita was awarded Best Film Score at the 1999 Mainichi Film Concours.
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" ( 'Kanz-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.
Cast
* Akira Emoto : Dr. Fu Akagi
* Kumiko As : Sonoko Mannami
* Jacques Gamblin : Pete
* Tomorowo Taguchi : Nosaka
* Yukiya Kitamura : Sankichi
* Misa Shimizu : Gin
* Masat Ibu : Ikeda
* Masanori Sera
* Ben Hiura
* Kaoru Mizuki
* Sansh 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
* 1998 in film
References
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