The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)

  • NR
  • 10/28/1967 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 39m

Overview

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined to win his love that they volunteer as subjects for his experiments

Yasuzō Masumura

Director

Kaneto Shindō

Screenplay

Sawako Ariyoshi

Novel

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa's headshot

Raizō Ichikawa

Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
Ayako Wakao's headshot

Ayako Wakao

Kae
Hideko Takamine's headshot

Hideko Takamine

Otsugi, Umpei's mother
Yūnosuke Itō's headshot

Yūnosuke Itō

Seishu's father
Saburo Date's headshot

Saburo Date

Ryôan Shimomura
Misako Watanabe's headshot

Misako Watanabe

Kuriko
Chisako Hara's headshot

Chisako Hara

Okatsu
Yatsuko Tan'ami's headshot

Yatsuko Tan'ami

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