Our Chief, Our Doctor

とんかつ大将

It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.

Screenplay

Yūzō Kawashima

Music

Chūji Kinoshita

Director

Yūzō Kawashima

Status

Released

Release date

15/02/1952

Original language

Japanese