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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Shūji SanoYusaku Araki
Keiko TsushimaMayumi Sada
Rieko SumiKikue
Teiji TakahashiShuji
Takeshi SakamotoTahei
Michiko IkunoCast
Kōji MitsuiCast
Kōji ShitaraCastExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Yūzō Kawashima
- Director of Photography
- Toru Nishikawa
- Original Music Composer
- Chūji Kinoshita
- Director
- Yūzō Kawashima