Our Chief, Our Doctor
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.
- Year: 1952
- Country: Japan
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- Studio: Shochiku
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- Director: Yūzō Kawashima
- Cast: Shūji Sano, Etsuko Miyama, Keiko Tsushima, Rieko Sumi, Teiji Takahashi, Takeshi Sakamoto