Dr. Akagi
カンゾー先生 (original)
At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.
Starring Akira Emoto, Kumiko Aso, Juro Kara, Masanori Sera, Jacques Gamblin, Keiko Matsuzaka, Misa Shimizu, Yukiya Kitamura, Masato Yamada, Tomorowo Taguchi
Watch "Dr. Akagi" on Kanopy released in 1998. It's a comedy and drama movie, and has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.