Etsuko Miyama

It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.

Un homme et sa femme plus jeune forment un couple qui paraît mal assorti. Il réalisent pourtant que leur union est stable et qu'ils ont fini par s'apprécier mutuellement.