Our Chief, Our Doctor

Overview

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.

Cast

Shūji Sano

Yusaku Araki

Etsuko Miyama

Shizuko

Keiko Tsushima

Mayumi Sada

Rieko Sumi

Kikue

Teiji Takahashi

Shuji

Takeshi Sakamoto

Tahei

Michiko Ikuno

Ryuji Kita

Yōko Kozono

Kōji Mitsui