· Japan · 1952 · 1h 35m

Our Chief, Our Doctor

とんかつ大将

Director

Cast

Shūji Sano as Yusaku Araki Etsuko Miyama as Shizuko Keiko Tsushima as Mayumi Sada Rieko Sumi as Kikue Teiji Takahashi as Shuji Takeshi Sakamoto as Tahei

Crew

Toru Nishikawa — Director of Photography Chūji Kinoshita — Original Music Composer Yūzō Kawashima — Screenplay

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Yūzō Kawashima Director Toru Nishikawa Director of Photography Chūji Kinoshita Original Music Composer Yūzō Kawashima Screenplay

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