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In His Chart (2011)
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Original name: 神様のカルテ
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
There is a degree of realism when a professional in the field writes about his vocation and such is the case here. Adopted from a novel written by a doctor and set in Nagano, doctor Kuriharai is overwhelmed by the number and variety of patients he has to see due to a shortage of physicians where he practices. He aspires to work somewhere more convenient, specialize and see more of his wife, but faces a dilemma many other doctors experience.
Style:
emotional, medical drama, touching, realistic, semi serious, melancholic, nostalgic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
doctor patient relationship, life & death, physician, hospital, terminal illness, realism, empathy, happiness, cancer patient, fall in love, co worker co worker relationship, strong female character, workplace, bittersweet, unfulfillment, dealing with death, free spirited, responsibility, small town, clinic, duty, slice of life, ethical dilemma, family life, personal growth ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
japan
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