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Our Chief, Our Doctor

02/15/1952

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1hr 35min

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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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Shūji Sano
  • Etsuko Miyama
  • Keiko Tsushima
  • Rieko Sumi
  • Teiji Takahashi

    Director

  • Yūzō Kawashima

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Shochiku

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese

Cast

Shūji Sano

Yusaku Araki

Etsuko Miyama

Shizuko

Keiko Tsushima

Mayumi Sada

Rieko Sumi

Kikue

Teiji Takahashi

Shuji

Takeshi Sakamoto

Tahei

Michiko Ikuno

Ryuji Kita

Yōko Kosono

Kōji Mitsui