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Dr. Akagi

Play trailer Poster for Dr. Akagi 1998,  2h 9m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 94% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 77% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
94% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A prostitute (Kumiko Asô), a monk (Juro Kara) and others help a country doctor (Akira Emoto) seek a cure for hepatitis in 1945 Japan.

Critics Reviews

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Feb 14, 2001
Accomplished at expressing the complexities of human nature and emotions, Imamura has captured a sense of timelessness to the extent that we all but forget the time and place. Go to Full Review
Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Jan 1, 2000
4/5
Sheer pleasure to watch, Inamura's film is a smallish work about the complexities inherent in simple people dealing with their own epic emotions. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times Jan 1, 2000
It does make [Imamura], in his mid-70's, arguably the youngest-hearted filmmaker in Japan. Go to Full Review
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Nov 21, 2017
An often fascinating work of storytelling. Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
4/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 15, 2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Shôhei Imamura

Director

Akira Emoto

Dr. Fuu Akagi

Kumiko Asô

Sonoko

Juro Kara

Umemoto

Masanori Sera

Toriumi

Jacques Gamblin

Piet

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Dr. Akagi

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Movie Info

Synopsis A prostitute (Kumiko Asô), a monk (Juro Kara) and others help a country doctor (Akira Emoto) seek a cure for hepatitis in 1945 Japan.
Director
Shôhei Imamura
Producer
Koji Matsuda
Screenwriter
Shôhei Imamura, Ango Sakaguchi, Daisuke Tengan
Distributor
Kino International Corp., New World Pictures
Production Co
New World
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
May 17, 1998, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$71.8K
Runtime
2h 9m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Surround
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