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Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952)
Directed by Yuzo Kawashima
Overview
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.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Shûji Sano | Etsuko Miyama | Keiko Tsushima | Rieko Sumi | Teiji Takahashi | Takeshi Sakamoto | Michiko Ikuno | Ryuji Kita | Yôko Kosono | Kôji Mitsui | Binnosuke Nagao | Kôji Shitara | Shin Tokudaiji