The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)

The talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital finds themselves ensnared in a web of intrigue and scandal.

Director:

Yoshihiro Nakamura

Writers:

Takeru Kaido (novel), Yoshihiro Nakamura (screenplay)

Stars:

Yûko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Abe, Michiko Hada

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yûko Takeuchi	...	Kimiko Taguchi
Hiroshi Abe	...	Keisuke Shiratori
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michiko Hada	...	Miwa Hanabusa
Yasufumi Hayashi	...	Kotaro Komine
Sei Hiraizumi	...	Seiichiro Kurosaki
Shihori Kanjiya	...	Shoko Kisaragi
Jun Kunimura	...	Kenta Takashina
Bokuzô Masana	...	Shinya Isobe
Hidekazu Nagae
Taiki Nakabayashi
Yôko Nogiwa	...	Nurse Fujiwara
Kôta Ohtsuka	...	Naoyuki ninomiya
Toshinori Omi	...	Keiji Mifune
Masato Sakai	...	Koichi Hayami
Shirô Sano	...	Yuji Kakitani

Storyline

The talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital finds themselves ensnared in a web of intrigue and scandal.

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Plot Keywords:

general | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery

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Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Jeneraru rûju no gaisen: Chîmu bachisuta 2 (2010)

User Reviews

Politics, indeed

"The Triumphant Return of General Rouge" is a sequel to "The Glorious Team Batista" (2008) with Taguchi and Shiratori acting as internal affairs for the hospital again.

Unlike typical mystery and suspense of solving murders in the first film, "General Rouge" focuses more on corporate politics of the hospital, which is just fine, but I felt the movie itself also serves a political purpose in an attempt to solve the doctor shortage in Japan. There were some blatant over-glorification of lifesavers in hospital, and a cheesy ending.

Acting was excellent in this film, with inconsistent Takeuchi Yuuko acting perfectly for the role, and wonderful casting of Sakai Masato as "General Rouge". However, Abe Hiroshi's appearance was very late, and played an extremely minor role. A little fan service with the "Team Batista" cast was nice though.

Overall, it is quite watchable, but don't expect it to be as good as the first installment.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

7 March 2009 (Japan)

Also Known As:

The Triumphant Return of General Rouge

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,615,520

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asahi Shimbun, Cross Media, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1