Dr. Akagi

Dr. Akagi
Directed byShohei Imamura
Written byAngo Sakaguchi (novel Doctor Liver)
Shohei Imamura
Daisuke Tengan
Produced byHiso Ino
Koji Matsuda
StarringAkira Emoto
Kumiko Asō
CinematographyShigeru Komatsubara
Edited byHajime Okayasu
Music byYosuke Yamashita
Distributed byImamura Productions, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd., Toei Co. Ltd., Tohokashinsha Film Company Ltd., Kino International (USA)
Release dates
  • 17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) (Japan)
  • 15 January 1999 (1999-01-15) (U.S.)
Running time
129 min. (Japan)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Dr. Akagi, known in Japan as Kanzō-sensei (カンゾー先生, literally "Dr. Liver"), is a 1998 Japanese comedy-drama film by director Shohei Imamura.[1] For his work on the film, Yosuke Yamashita was awarded Best Film Score at the 1999 Mainichi Film Concours.[2][3][4]

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  3. ^ "カンゾー先生". 東映. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "カンゾー先生". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.