| Disciples of Hippocrates | |
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| Directed by | Kazuki Ōmori |
| Written by | Kazuki Ōmori |
| Produced by | Shiro Sasaki |
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| Cinematography | Yasuhiro Hotta |
| Music by | Shūichi Chino |
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| Distributed by | Art Theatre Guild |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Disciples of Hippocrates (Japanese:ヒポクラテスたち,Hepburn:Hipokuratesu-tachi) is a 1980Japanesedrama film written and directed byKazuki Ōmori.[1] The film starsMasato Furuoya as a medical student struggling with his final year ofmed school. It also starsRan Itō,Akira Emoto andYoshio Harada in supporting roles.Disciples of Hippocrates was co-produced and distributed byArt Theatre Guild, which released it on November 21, 1980, inJapan.
Aisaku Ogino (Masato Furuoya), a medical student in his final year of studies, struggles to balance his politics and his romantic life with high-stress clinical training in a hospital. He begins to wonder if he is really suited for the medical profession.
Director Ōmori was a former medical student himself, and he put some of his own experiences into the film's story.
Disciples of Hippocrates was released byArt Theatre Guild on November 21, 1980, inJapan. The film was later released onBlu-ray andDVD on May 13, 2015.
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