The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (華岡青洲の妻) 57 years old

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined to win his love that they volunteer as subjects for his experiments

Credits

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Cast

Name Character
Ayako Wakao She was 33, now 91 years old as Kae
Saburo Date He was 43, 67 years old when he died as Ryôan Shimomura
Hideko Takamine She was 43, 86 years old when she died as Otsugi, Umpei's mother
Raizō Ichikawa He was 36, 37 years old when he died as Umpei 'Seishu' Hanaoka
Yūnosuke Itō He was 48, 60 years old when he died as Seishu's father
Misako Watanabe She was 35, now 92 years old as Kuriko
Chisako Hara She was 31, 84 years old when she died as Okatsu

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Crew

Name Department
Yasuzo Masumura as Director. He was 43 (62) years old when He died Directing
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka poster
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (57 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 28, 1967
  • Runtime: 99 minutes