Dr. Akagi

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-15

Languages:

Japanese, German

Countries:

Japan, France

Runtime:

129 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1195 Reviews)

Director:

Shèhei Imamura

Genres:

Comedy Drama History

Cast:

Akira Emoto Kumiko Asè Juro Kara Masanori Sera

Writer:

Shèhei Imamura

Ango Sakaguchi (novel)

Daisuke Tengan

Fullplot:

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.

Comments:

Accusamus in quibusdam illum non quas minus. Qui quis voluptas rerum vero. Inventore aperiam quaerat deserunt delectus.

By:

Edward Barrett

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