Drama · Japan · 1967 · 1h 39m

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

華岡青洲の妻

Director

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa as Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka Ayako Wakao as Kae Hideko Takamine as Otsugi, Umpei's mother Yūnosuke Itō as Seishu's father Saburo Date as Ryôan Shimomura Misako Watanabe as Kuriko

Crew

Setsuo Kobayashi — Director of Photography Kanji Suganuma — Editor Hikaru Hayashi — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Screenplay Sawako Ariyoshi — Novel Masaichi Nagata — Producer

Synopsis

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined to win his love that they volunteer as subjects for his experiments

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Key Collaborators

Yasuzō Masumura Director Setsuo Kobayashi Director of Photography Kanji Suganuma Editor Hikaru Hayashi Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Screenplay Sawako Ariyoshi Novel Masaichi Nagata Producer

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