The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)

Name: The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Genre: Drama
Released: 1967-10-28
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Raizō Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Hideko Takamine, Yūnosuke Itō, Misako Watanabe

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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Released 1967-10-28 · 99 min · Drama

Directed by Yasuzō Masumura

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa as Seishu Hanaoka (Unpei)
Ayako Wakao as Kae
Hideko Takamine as Otsugi
Yūnosuke Itō as Naomichi
Misako Watanabe as Koriku
Yatsuko Tan'ami as Kae's Mother
Chisako Hara as Okatsu
Chieko Naniwa as Kae's Wet Nurse
Taketoshi Naitō as Sajibei
Saburo Date as Ryoan Shimomura
Kenzō Tabu as Herbalist
Gen Kimura as Yonejiro
Shōzō Nanbu as Kae's Grandfather
Yoichi Funaki as Yogen Yuasa
Tokio Oki as Merchant