Released Date:
1999-01-15
Languages:
Japanese, German
Countries:
Japan, France
Runtime:
129 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (1195 Reviews)
Director:
Shèhei ImamuraShèhei Imamura
Ango Sakaguchi (novel)
Daisuke Tengan
Dr. Akagi, a rural physician in Japan during WWII, wages a one-man crusade against hepetitis, earning him a reputation as "Dr. Liver." But his fanatic campaign brings him into disfavor with the Japanese army, and as the war seems more and more hopeless for the Japanese, Dr. Akagi finds himself increasingly a scapegoat.
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