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Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

2011History

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.

Original titleTAKAMINE アメリカに桜を咲かせた男
Release2011-05-16
Runtime105 min
StatusReleased
CountriesJapan
Original languageJA
SpokenJapanese
DirectorTōru Ichikawa
WritersKoyumi Ota, Kumiko Kobayashi, Keiichi Hasegawa
Popularity1
TMDB ID446590

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