Original Post: The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967 Remastered) - Raizo Ichikawa
Available for the first time with English subtitlesSynopsis: 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 anaesthetic, "Tsusensan", some forty years before the better-known innovations of his American counterparts Long, Wells and Morton. Hanaoka performed the world's first mastectomy under general anaesthesia in October 1804. His disciples and trainees continued the surgical tradition he founded after his death. The neglected wife of Seishû Hanaoka, who is doing research on general anesthesia, chooses to become his guinea pig in order to get his further attention.
Genre: Drama / Jidaigeki
Year: 1967
Country: Japan
Runtime: 99 min
Director: Yasuzo Masumura
Starring: Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Hideko Takamine
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Technical:
Source: DVD5
DVD Format: NTSC
Screen Format: Widescreen (16:9)
Image Size: 720*480
Audio Language: Japanese
Audio Format: DD 2.0
Subtitles: English
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