The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

– The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1967
Original Name:
Hanaoka Seishû no tsuma
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967) - Also known as Hanaoka Seishû no tsuma

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

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Release Date:

01 Oct 1970

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Yasuzô Masumura

Writer:

Sawako Ariyoshi (novel), Kaneto Shindô

Main Actors:

Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Hideko Takamine, Yûnosuke Itô

Plot:

The Wife of Seishû Hanaoka is set in feudal Japan. Its two central characters are based on the wife and mother of Japanese physician Seishû Hanaoka (1760-1835). Hanaoka developed a herbal ...

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10