My favorite of Imamura's later films. Set, like the other two films that were released in the decade prior to his death, in a part of Japan removed from modern bustle, Imamura assembles a cast of quirky misfits and directs them with humor, humility, and compassion.
This review of Dr. Akagi (1998) was written by Thomas W on 15 Jun 2007.
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