Dr. Akagi

Starring: Masa Yamada, Tomoro Taniguchi, Masanori Sera, Misa Shimizu, Keiko Matzuzaka, Yukiya Kitamura, Jyuro Kara, Masato Ibu, Jacques Gamblin, Akira Emoto

Director: Shohei Imamura
Release Date: January 15th, 1999
Studio: AFMD

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Synopsis: The story of the relationship between a country doctor and a woman who works in his hepatitis clinic, set in a seaside town at the end of World War II. As hepatitis ravages Japan, the courageous doctor is nonetheless at the fringes of a very militaristic society. He, his friends, and the prostitute who has fallen for him, seek to produce a microscope powerful enough to study and so combat the virus.