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Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Kinuyo Yamaoka
Takeshi Sakamoto
as Tessai Yamaoka
Mitsuko Higashiyama
as Kazuko Kanda, assistant
Shin Saburi
as Yasuo Asano
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
as Yone, Yasuo's mother
Fumiko Shimada
as Cast
Toeko Shimada
as Toshiko, Yasuo's sister
Ryōtarō Mizushima
as Sohachi Maeda
Reikō Tani
as Soichiro, Sohachi's son
Kenji Oyama
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1937
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes5
DirectorHiromasa Nomura
WritersTadao Ikeda, Hiromasa Nomura
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLady Doctor Kinuyo
About Lady Doctor Kinuyo
Kinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their families always fight like cat and dog. This relationship is ancestral. Although Kinuyo and Yasuo love each other, they have different thoughts toward treatments.
Directed by Hiromasa Nomura, Lady Doctor Kinuyo leans on a strong ensemble — Kinuyo Tanaka, Takeshi Sakamoto, Mitsuko Higashiyama — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1937.
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