---
title: 'Dr. Akagi (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shohei Imamura'
released: '1998-05-17'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dr-akagi-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155796/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dr. Akagi (1998)

1998 · 128 min · Comedy · France, Japan

Original title: カンゾー先生

## Synopsis

Dr. Akagi, known in Japan as Kanzō-sensei , is a 1998 Japanese comedy-drama film by director Shohei Imamura. For his work on the film, Yosuke Yamashita was awarded Best Film Score at the 1999 Mainichi Film Concours.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shohei Imamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-imamura)
- **Screenplay:** [Shohei Imamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-imamura), [Daisuke Tengan](https://cinepixo.com/people/daisuke-tengan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yōsuke Yamashita](https://cinepixo.com/people/yosuke-yamashita)
- **Producer:** [Hisashi Iino](https://cinepixo.com/people/hisashi-iino), [Yasushi Matsuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasushi-matsuda)
- **Director of Photography:** [Shigeru Komatsubara](https://cinepixo.com/people/shigeru-komatsubara)
- **Editor:** [Hajime Okayasu](https://cinepixo.com/people/hajime-okayasu)

## Cast

- [Jacques Gamblin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-gamblin)
- [Kumiko Asō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kumiko-aso)
- [Jūrō Kara](https://cinepixo.com/people/juro-kara)
- [Masatō Ibu](https://cinepixo.com/people/masato-ibu)
- [Misa Shimizu](https://cinepixo.com/people/misa-shimizu)
- [Akira Emoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-emoto)
- [Keiko Matsuzaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-matsuzaka)
- [Tomorowo Taguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomorowo-taguchi)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dr-akagi-1998
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