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Film / 1952
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Directed by
Yūzō Kawashima
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Shūji SanoYusaku Araki
Etsuko MiyamaShizuko
Keiko TsushimaMayumi Sada
Rieko SumiKikue
Teiji TakahashiShuji
Takeshi SakamotoTahei
Michiko Ikuno
Ryuji Kita
Yōko Kozono
Kōji Mitsui
Toshinosuke Nagao
Kōji Shitara
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