Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

2011105m

History

Takamine is a biopic about Dr. Jokichi Takamine, the late biochemist known for successfully crystallizing and isolating adrenaline, which is also called epinephrine. Dubbed the father of modern biotechnology, Takamine also produced Takadiastase, a digestive enzyme still used as an ingredient in medicines. He was also enthusiastic about establishing friendly relations between Japan and the United States. He was responsible for a gift of 3,000 cherry trees in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C.

Crew

KK

Kumiko Kobayashi

Writer

Keiichi Hasegawa

Keiichi Hasegawa

Writer

KO

Koyumi Ota

Writer

TI

Tōru Ichikawa

Director

Cast

Saburo Shinoda

Saburo Shinoda

Misato Tanaka

Misato Tanaka

Rie Shibata

Rie Shibata

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Sachiko Kokubu

Sachiko Kokubu

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Takuji Kawakubo

Takuji Kawakubo

Naomi Grace

Naomi Grace

Hidetoshi Imura

Hidetoshi Imura

Masami Kosaka

Masami Kosaka

TJ Kayama

TJ Kayama

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