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Tonkatsu taishô

Original title
Tonkatsu taishô
Year
Running time
95 min.
Country
Japan Japan
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Shôchiku. Distributor: Shôchiku
Genre
Comedy
Synopsis
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’ from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor daughter of a wealthy man, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.
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User history
Tonkatsu taishô
1952
Yûzô Kawashima
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