Takamine
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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.
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Cast: Hatsunori Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Misato Tanaka, Naomasa Musaka, Naomi Grace, Rie Shibata, Saburo Shinoda, Sachiko Kokubu, Takuji Kawakubo
Director: Toru Ichikawa
Genre: History
Country: Japan
Release Year: 2011
IMDB Rating: 7.8 (10 votes)
Runtime: 1h 45m
Release Date: 2011-05-16
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