Fresh
Accomplished at expressing the complexities of human nature and emotions, Imamura has captured a sense of timelessness to the extent that we all but forget the time and place.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Overview
At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
As lively, irreverent, and bizarrely cheerful as any of Imamura's previous low-life sagas.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
Confirms for anyone who saw The Eel that here is one of world cinema's great humanists.
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
It does make [Imamura], in his mid-70's, arguably the youngest-hearted filmmaker in Japan.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
Imamura allows himself poetic touches, sparingly.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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