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Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952)

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Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Yūzō Kawashima
Writer : Yūzō Kawashima

Synopsis

It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.

Actors

Shūji Sano
Shūji Sano
Yusaku Araki
Etsuko Miyama
Etsuko Miyama
Shizuko
Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
Mayumi Sada
Rieko Sumi
Rieko Sumi
Kikue
Teiji Takahashi
Teiji Takahashi
Shuji
Takeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
Tahei
Michiko Ikuno
Michiko Ikuno
Ryuji Kita
Ryuji Kita
Yôko Kosono
Yôko Kosono
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Toshinosuke Nagao
Toshinosuke Nagao
Kôji Shitara
Kôji Shitara
Shin Tokudaiji
Shin Tokudaiji

Crews

Yūzō Kawashima
Yūzō Kawashima
Director
Tsuneo Tomita
Tsuneo Tomita
Original Story
Yūzō Kawashima
Yūzō Kawashima
Screenplay
Toru Nishikawa
Toru Nishikawa
Director of Photography
Seiichirô Sakai
Seiichirô Sakai
Art Direction
Chūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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