is a 1992 Japanese film directed by
Seijirō Kōyama. It is about the Japanese scientist
Hideyo Noguchi
, also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist at the Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute known for his work on syphilis, serology, immunology, and contributing to the long term understanding of neurosyphilis.
Before the Ro ...
. It is based on two
biographical novel
The biographical novel is a genre of novel which provides a fictional account of a contemporary or historical person's life. Like other forms of biographical fiction, details are often trimmed or reimagined to meet the artistic needs of the fictio ...
s, ''Tōki Rakujitsu'' written by
Junichi Watanabe and ''Noguchi no haha: Noguchi Hideo Monogatari'' written by
Kaneto Shindō. The screenplay was written by Kaneto Shindō. It stars
Hiroshi Mikami.
Cast
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Yoshiko Mita
(born October 8, 1941) is a Japanese actress. Born in the city of Osaka, she graduated from Joshibi High School of Art and Design in Suginami, Tokyo. In 1960, she was hired by Toei and made her acting debut. She remained with Toei until 1967, t ...
- Shika Noguchi
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Hiroshi Mikami - Noguchi
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Tatsuya Nakadai
is a Japanese film actor.
He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including '' The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus '' Harakiri'', '' Samurai Rebellion'' and '' Kwaidan''.
Nakada ...
- Kobayashi
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Riho Makise
is a Japanese actress. She debuted at the Takeda Hi-C contest in 1989, which she won. She is represented by the Blooming Agency.
Career
In the 1990s, Makise was called "3M" along with Rie Miyazawa and Alisa Mizuki due to her popularity.
Filmo ...
- Yoneko Yamauchi
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Takahiro Tamura - Ryutaro
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Choichiro Kawarasaki
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Shingo Yamashiro - Watanabe
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Toshinori Omi
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Omi joined the children's theater troupe Himawari Theatre Group when he was still in kindergarten. He made his film debut at age 13 in Kon Ichikawa's ''Hi no Tori'' (1978) and got his first starring ro ...
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Hiroyuki Nagato
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Kojiro Kusanagi
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Masumi Harukawa
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Julie Dreyfus
Julie Dreyfus (born 24 January 1966) is a French actress who is well known in Japan, where she made her television debut on a French language lesson program on NHK's educational channel in the late 1980s. She has appeared on the TV show ''Ry ...
- Mary
References
External links
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1992 films
Shochiku films
Films directed by Seijirō Kōyama
Films set in the Taishō era
1990s Japanese films
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