Dr. Akagi, known in Japan as , 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. Plot The film concerns Dr. Akagi, a doctor on an island in the Seto Inland Sea area during World War II. He runs into conflict with the military while trying to combat a hepatitis epidemic. Akagi earns the nickname "Dr. Liver" (カンゾー先生 Kanzō-sensei) because of his work, though the townsfolk use it as a humorous dig at his persistent diagnosis. Though the broad circumstance of Japan slowly losing the war is the setting, many of the interactions and situations tilt into humor, for instance; the very music used for the doctor running from patient to patient has an upbeat and light-hearted tone. Cast Akira Emoto : Dr. Fûu Akagi Kumiko Asō : Sonoko Mannami Jacques Gamblin : Pete Tomorowo Taguchi : Nosaka Yukiya Kitamura : Sankichi Misa Shimizu : Gin Masatō Ibu : Ikeda Masanori Sera Ben Hiura Kaoru Mizuki Sanshō Shinsui Eri Watanabe Ayumi Ito Dutch, British soldiers- US Marines from MCAS Iwakuni MALS-12, Japanese Rugby Team , and representatives of Teachers of English language in Japan. See also 1998 in film References External links Free to Roam (film review) at chicagoreader.com. Films directed by Shohei Imamura 1998 films Japanese comedy films Toei Company films 1990s Japanese films