is a 1980 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kazuki à Âmori. The film stars Masato Furuoya as a medical student struggling with his final year of med school. It also stars Ran Ità Â, Akira Emoto and Yoshio Harada in supporting roles. Disciples of Hippocrates was co-produced and distributed by Art Theatre Guild, which released it on November 21, 1980, in Japan.
Aisaku Ogino (Masato Furuoya), a medical student in his final year of studies, struggles to balance his politics and his romantic life with high-stress clinical training in a hospital. He begins to wonder if he is really suited for the medical profession.
Director à Âmori was a former medical student himself, and he put some of his own experiences into the film's story.
Disciples of Hippocrates was released by Art Theatre Guild on November 21, 1980, in Japan. The film was later released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 13, 2015.
54th Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards