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15 tammikuu 1999 (USA) morePlot:
At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
9 wins & 10 nominations moreUser Comments:
a little uneven but fascinating film more (8 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Akira Emoto | ... | Dr. Fuu Akagi |
| Kumiko Asô | ... | Sonoko |
| Juro Kara | ... | Umemoto |
| Masanori Sera | ... | Toriumi |
| Jacques Gamblin | ... | Piet |
| Keiko Matsuzaka | ... | Tomiko |
| Misa Shimizu | ... | Gin |
| Yukiya Kitamura | ... | Sankichi |
| Masato Yamada | ... | Masuyo |
| Tomorowo Taguchi | ... | Nosaka |
| Masatô Ibu | ... | Ikeda |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Wayne Doster | ... | Robert Hugh Harper |
| Ben Hiura | ||
| Ayumi Ito | ||
| Shoten Kadokawa | ||
| Kazuhiko Kanayama | ... | Sakashita (as Kozuhiko Kanayama) |
 | Nae | ||
| Atsuko Nakamura | ||
| Tohoku Shinsha | ||
| Shinya Yamamoto | (as Shin-yo Yamamoto) | |
| Hatsuo Yamaya | ||
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Argentina:128 min | Japan:129 minColor:
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Dolby SRCertification:
South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | France:U | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud)Filming Locations:
Hiroshima, JapanFun Stuff
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This film gives a fascinating look at life in Japan in the last months of WWII. Dr. Akagi brings a sense of humanity and compassion in an otherwise tired and spiritually bankrupt country. So, while the people are either giving up or shouting jingoistic sayings and insisting the war is NOT lost, he just goes about his job saving lives and crusading within the government for more attention and funding for the Hepatitis outbreak. Throughout the film he is tireless and decent. However, along the way, there are a lot of detours and other characters--some that work and some that tend to distract (such as the scene involving the prostitute and the whale)--taking this movie from a score of 8 or 9 and dropping it to 7. Nevertheless, it's still an excellent film and well worth your time--giving unusual historical insights.
PS--an excellent companion film to this would be FIRES ON THE PLAIN (1959). This film shows Japanese soldiers in the Phillipines just before the country falls to the Americans. It shows the end of the war through the viewpoint of very tired, hungry and broken soldiers.