A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Shûji Sano, Etsuko Miyama, Keiko Tsushima
Written by:
Yûzô Kawashima
Tsuneo Tomita
Directed by:
Yûzô Kawashima
Release Date:
February 15, 1952
Original Title:
とんかつ大将
Alternate Titles:
Tonkatsu taishô
Production Companies:
Shochiku
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
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.
Art Direction:
Seiichirō Sakai
Director:
Yūzō Kawashima
Director of Photography:
Toru Nishikawa
Original Music Composer:
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Story:
Tsuneo Tomita
Screenplay:
Yūzō Kawashima
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