Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America (TAKAMINE アメリカに桜を咲かせた男)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Tōru Ichikawa
Writer: Kumiko Kobayashi, Koyumi Ota, Keiichi Hasegawa
