Our Chief, Our Doctor

Our Chief, Our Doctor

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 15, 1952

Runtime

1h 35m

Original Title

とんかつ大将

Production Companies

Shochiku

Director

Yūzō Kawashima

Description

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.