TAKAMINE アメリカに桜を咲かせた男

(2011)

Жанры: история

Год: 2011

Длительность: 105 мин

Страна: Japan

Режиссёр: 市川徹

В ролях: 篠田三郎, 田中美里, Рай Шибата, 長谷川初範, 渡辺裕之, 国分佐智子, 六平直政, 川久保拓司, Naomi Grace, Hidetoshi Imura

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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.