Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor (2007): Cast
Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor is a 2007 short animated drama directed by Koji Yamamura, starring Sensaku Shigeyama as Doctor. It runs 21 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Director
- Koji Yamamura
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Yamamura Animation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor About?
The premise of Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor without spoilers.
A country doctor receives a midnight call to tend a young patient. As he rides, surreal “unearthly horses” whisk him instantly to the bedside, but his mind is clouded by personal grievances and distractions. He cannot locate the deadly wound, is mocked by villagers who expect miracles, and is condemned to an endless return, losing everything.
Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor Themes & Keywords
· 37 tags- tiwi
- dream
- 2d animation
- for grown ups animation
- psychological horror
- body horror
- hand drawn animation
- reference to noah's ark
- horse
- ark
- noah's ark
- snake
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- toe
- anime animation
- folk horror
- doctor
- worm
- male nudity
- nudity
- surrealism
- split personality
- snow
- sick bed
- rape
- old town
- oblivion
- narrated by character
- long lost
- infection
- infected wound
- humiliation
- horse whispering
- fever
- expressionism
- experimental animation
- despair
- based on novel
Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor Cast & Characters
Sensaku Shigeyama plays Doctor in Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor. Directed by Koji Yamamura.
- Director Koji Yamamura
- Sensaku Shigeyama as Doctor
More from Koji Yamamura
More films directed by Koji Yamamura: The Old Crocodile, Winter Days, Mount Head and Bavel’s Book.
Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Kafka Inaka Isha” and “Kafka's a Country Doctor”.
- Also known as
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- Kafka Inaka Isha
- Kafka's a Country Doctor
- Um Médico Rural
- Kafuka: Inaka isha
- Un médecin de campagne, de Kafka
- Сельский врач
- Franz Kafka: Ein Landarzt
- Un médico rural
- 乡村医生
- Um Médico do Campo
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Movies Like Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Kafka, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass and Pastoral: To Die in the Country.
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Kafka 1991 -
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass 2025 -
Pastoral: To Die in the Country 1974 -
Cantata 1963 -
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass 2024 -
The Dreaming 1988 -
Impossible Maladies 2023 -
Tales from the Gimli Hospital 1988 -
Private Nightmare 1980 -
Werckmeister Harmonies 2001 -
Goodbye, Mr. Germ 1940 -
The City of Lost Children 1995
Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor?
Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor runs 21 minutes.
When was Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor released?
Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor was released on November 17, 2007.
Who directed Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor?
Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor was directed by Koji Yamamura.
More films by Koji Yamamura Who is in the cast of Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor?
Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor stars Sensaku Shigeyama as Doctor.
Does Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor have a post-credit scene?
No. Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor in?
The original language of Franz Kafka’s a Country Doctor is Japanese.
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