Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America poster

Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

2011 • 1h45m History

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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.

Details

Director

Tōru Ichikawa

Screenplay

Kumiko Kobayashi

Keiichi Hasegawa

Koyumi Ota

Cast

Saburo Shinoda

Misato Tanaka

Rie Shibata

Release date

5/16/2011

Status

Released

Origin country

JP