Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

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.

Cast

Saburo Shinoda

Misato Tanaka

Rie Shibata

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Sachiko Kokubu

Naomasa Musaka

Takuji Kawakubo

Naomi Grace

Hidetoshi Imura

Masami Kosaka

TJ Kayama