Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

Overview

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

Status

Released

Release date

May 16, 2011

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Hiroyuki Watanabe,Misato Tanaka,Hatsunori Hasegawa,Hidetoshi Imura,Eiji Inoue,Takuji Kawakubo,Masami Kosaka,Naomasa Musaka,TJ Kayama,Naomi Graceand 3 more

Director

Toru Ichikawa

Writer

Keiichi Hasegawa,Kumiko Kobayashi,Koyumi Ota

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1849107