Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor

Overview

A hapless country doctor describes with breathless urgency a night-time summons to attend a young patient. Events soon take on a surreal aspect as "unearthly horses" transport him instantaneously to the bedside. The doctor, preoccupied with personal distractions and grievances against those he is employed to care for, fails to find what is revealed to be a vile, fatal wound. He is humiliated by the villagers, who are "always expecting the impossible from the doctor," and doomed to an endless return trip, losing everything.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 17, 2007

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Yamamura Animation

Cast

Sensaku Shigeyama

Director

Koji Yamamura

Writer

Franz Kafka

Music

Hitomi Shimizu

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1118665