A Country Doctor (2007)
- Original title
- カフカ 田舎医者
- Directed by
- Kōji Yamamura
- Genre
- animation, drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 58 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A country doctor is called to a patient on a stormy night. He encounters strange obstacles and unsettling events as he struggles to fulfill his duty.
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What happens
Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor (カフカ 田舎医者, Kafuka: Inaka Isha; German: Franz Kafka – Ein Landarzt) is a 2007 anime short film by Kōji Yamamura. The film is a direct interpretation of Franz Kafka's short story "A Country Doctor", voiced by kyōgen actors of the Shigeyama house. The film has won several awards, including the 2008 Ōfuji Noburō Award from the Mainichi Film Concours and the 2007 Grand Prize at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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