Niseisha to Yobarete: Okinawa Saigo no Ikaiho

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Title
Niseisha to Yobarete: Okinawa Saigo no Ikaiho
aka
The Last Assistant Doctor
Japanese Title
ニセ医者と呼ばれて 沖縄・最後の医介輔
Listing Date
2011-03-10

Director:
Masahiro Kunimoto
Starring:
Masato Sakai, Machiko Ono, Shinobu Terajima, Tsuyoshi Abe, Masayuki Imai, Masahiko Tsugawa
Synopsis:
After World War II, only about 60 doctors were left in war-torn Okinawa. As a result of the shortage, the occupying US forces established a special "Ikaiho" system in 1951, authorizing former Japanese soldiers who had served as medics to practice medicine on the Okinawa Islands.

Miyazato was one of 126 Ikaiho who qualified, he served as the only doctor in his area, becoming a hero to the local people. In 2008, he retired at the age 87 due to poor hearing...

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