Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

The story

Takamine is a biopic about Dr. Jokichi Takamine, the late biochemist known for successfully crystallizing and isolating adrenaline, which is also called epinephrine. Dubbed the father of modern biotechnology, Takamine also produced Takadiastase, a digestive enzyme still used as an ingredient in medicines. He was also enthusiastic about establishing friendly relations between Japan and the United States. He was responsible for a gift of 3,000 cherry trees in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C.

Cast & crew

Saburo ShinodaCast

Misato TanakaCast

Rie ShibataCast

Hatsunori HasegawaCast

Hiroyuki WatanabeCast

Sachiko KokubuCast

Naomasa MusakaCast

Takuji KawakuboCast

Naomi GraceCast

Hidetoshi ImuraCast

Masami KosakaCast

TJ KayamaCast