Dr. Akagi

Dr. Akagi
Directed by	Shohei Imamura
Written by	Ango Sakaguchi (novel Doctor Liver) Shohei Imamura Daisuke Tengan
Produced by	Hiso Ino Koji Matsuda
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)
Release dates	17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) (Japan) 15 January 1999 (1999-01-15) (U.S.)
Running time	129 min. (Japan)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Dr. Akagi, known in Japan as Kanzō-sensei (カンゾー先生せんせい, literally "Dr. Liver"), 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" (カンゾー先生せんせい 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.

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

• 1998 in film

External links

• Kanzo sensei at IMDb
• Free to Roam Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine (film review) at chicagoreader.com.