Overview
At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Based on
Based on Dr. Akagi
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Music
Music by Yōsuke Yamashita
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Shigeru Komatsubara
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ango SakaguchiNovel
- Shōhei ImamuraScreenplay
- Daisuke TenganScreenplay
- Original title
- カンゾー先生
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 17, 1998
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- France, Japan
Production
Cast
Akira EmotoDr. Fuu Akagi
Kumiko AsoSonoko
Juro KaraUmemoto
Masanori SeraToriumi
Jacques GamblinPiet
Keiko MatsuzakaTomiko
Misa ShimizuGin
Yukiya KitamuraSankichi
Masato YamadaMasuyo
Tomorowo TaguchiNosaka
Masatô IbuIkeda- Wayne DosterRobert Hugh Harper
Ben Hiura
Ayumi Ito
Kazuhiko Kanayama
Nae Yuuki- Atsuko Nakamura
Shinya Yamamoto
Hatsuo Yamaya
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