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Life of a Country Doctor (1960)

A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first time in Japan. Unfortunately for him, however, his wife's addiction to gambling is of such a magnitude that he is down to selling his underwear to make money. The image sticks and he becomes known as the 'underwear doctor.' On the other hand, his successful surgery's patient is so grateful he himself wants to become a physician.

Release: 1960-08-14
Runtime: 116 min
Rating: 8.5 / 10
Cast
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
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Hisaya Morishige
Hisaya Morishige
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Setsuko Hara
Setsuko Hara
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Yōsuke Natsuki
Yōsuke Natsuki
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Chiemi Eri
Chiemi Eri
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So Yamamura
So Yamamura
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Yoshibumi Tajima
Yoshibumi Tajima
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Akira Tani
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Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
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Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
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Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
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Mutoshi Happa
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Fuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami
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Ichirō Nakatani
Ichirō Nakatani
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Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
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Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
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Toshio Takahara
Toshio Takahara
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Hisao Toake
Hisao Toake
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