Our Chief, Our Doctor

Overview

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.

Directed by Yūzō Kawashima

Top cast

Shūji Sano

Yusaku Araki

E

Etsuko Miyama

Shizuko

Keiko Tsushima

Mayumi Sada

Rieko Sumi

Kikue

Teiji Takahashi

Shuji

Takeshi Sakamoto

Tahei

Michiko Ikuno

R

Ryuji Kita

Y

Yōko Kozono

Kōji Mitsui

T

Toshinosuke Nagao

Kōji Shitara

Shin Tokudaiji

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