Black Jack: The Movie

"A Surgeon with the Hands of God."

1996 1h 33m JA

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6.4

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6.7

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★6.4TMDB · 51★6.7IMDB · 1,260

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Synopsis

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Black Jack is a master surgeon who possesses impeccable skills, enabling him to perform operations that are impossible for even the finest surgeons. He now is faced with his most difficult task to date and must challenge the limits of medical science...before it's too late!

“A Surgeon with the Hands of God.”

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Cast

Akio Otsuka
Black Jack (voice)
Yuko Mizutani
Pinoko (voice)
Mayo Suzukaze
Jo Carol Brane (voice)
Ai Orikasa
Ellen Schlier (voice)
Atsushi Ⅱ
Factory manager (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Betty McCall (voice)
Issei Futamata
TV Announcer (voice)
Katsuhisa Houki
Informant (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Osamu Dezaki
Writers: Osamu Dezaki, Eto Mori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Black Jack (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Osamu Dezaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eiji Kawamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Seiji Morita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Akio Otsuka and Yuko Mizutani and Mayo Suzukaze carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Surgeon with the Hands of God.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106421 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Osamu Dezaki directs. Hirokata Takahashi behind the camera. Eiji Kawamura scores. Seiji Morita cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Black Jack (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Osamu Dezaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Eiji Kawamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Seiji Morita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Akio Otsuka and Yuko Mizutani and Mayo Suzukaze carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A Surgeon with the Hands of God.".
8IMDB entry: tt0106421 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hirokata Takahashi
Original score: Eiji Kawamura
Editing: Seiji Morita
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Black Jack: The Movie (1996)
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 1,260 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

1 win total

Part of

Black Jack (Animated) Collection

Most of the stories involve Black Jack doing some good deed, for which he rarely gets recognition—often curing the poor and destitute for free, or teaching the arrogant a lesson in humility. They sometimes end with a good, humane person enduring hardship, often unavoidable death, to save others.