The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
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The Wife of Seishû Hanaoka is set in feudal Japan. Its two central characters are based on the wife and mother of Japanese physician Seishû Hanaoka (1760-1835). Hanaoka developed a herbal general anesthetic, "Tsusensan", some forty years before the better-known innovations of his American counterparts Long, Wells and Morton.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Released
- 1967
Details
Release year: 1967
Storyline
The Wife of Seishû Hanaoka is set in feudal Japan. Its two central characters are based on the wife and mother of Japanese physician Seishû Hanaoka (1760-1835). Hanaoka developed a herbal general anesthetic, "Tsusensan", some forty years before the better-known innovations of his American counterparts Long, Wells and Morton.
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Cast
See all 25 credits →- Raizô Ichikawa — Seishû 'Unpei' Hanaoka
- Ayako Wakao — Kae
- Hideko Takamine — Otsugi, Seishû's mother
- Yūnosuke Itō — Seishû's father