| Dr. Akagi | |
| Director: | Shohei Imamura |
| Producer: | Hiso Ino Koji Matsuda |
| Starring: | Akira Emoto Kumiko Asō |
| Music: | Yosuke Yamashita |
| Cinematography: | Shigeru Komatsubara |
| Editing: | Hajime Okayasu |
| Distributor: | Imamura Productions, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd., Toei Co. Ltd., Tohokashinsha Film Company Ltd., Kino International (USA) |
| Runtime: | 129 min. (Japan) |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
Dr. Akagi, known in Japan as, is a 1998 Japanese comedy-drama film by director Shohei Imamura.[1] For his work on the film, Yosuke Yamashita was awarded Best Film Score at the 1999 Mainichi Film Concours.[2] [3] [4]
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, though the townsfolk use it as a humorous dig at his persistent diagnosis. Though the broad circumstance of Japan slowly losing the war is the setting, many of the interactions and situations tilt into humor; for instance, the very music used for the doctor running from patient to patient has an upbeat and light-hearted tone.[1]
Dutch, British soldiers- US Marines from MCAS Iwakuni MALS-12, Japanese Rugby Team, and representatives of Teachers of English language in Japan.