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TAKAMINE アメリカに桜を咲かせた男 (original title)
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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.
Cast: Saburo Shinoda, Misato Tanaka, Rie Shibata, Hatsunori Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Sachiko Kokubu, Naomasa Musaka, Takuji Kawakubo, Naomi Grace, Hidetoshi Imura, Masami Kosaka, TJ Kayama, Eiji Inoue
Writers: Kumiko Kobayashi (Writer), Koyumi Ota (Writer), Keiichi Hasegawa (Writer)