Dr Akagi
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94% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Comedy, Drama, History Music director Yosuke Yamashita Language Japanese | 7.5/10 IMDb Director Shohei Imamura Initial DVD release January 14, 2003 Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) (Japan)15 January 1999 (1999-01-15) (U.S.) Initial release August 27, 1998 (Netherlands) Cast (Dr. Fuu Akagi), Kumiko Aso (Sonoko), Juro Kara (Umemoto), Masanori Sera (Toriumi), (Piet), Keiko Matsuzaka (Tomiko)Similar movies Related Shohei Imamura movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Akagi, known in Japan as Kanzō-sensei (カンゾー先生, literally "Dr. Liver"), is a 1998 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura.
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.
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