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Coroner to the Stars

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  • Wed, Jul 8

Director: Ben Hethcoat, Keita Ideno Run Time: 83 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025

Starring: Cyril Wecht, Dr. Thomas Noguchi, George Takei, Marcella Fierro, Supervisor Janice Hahn

Coroner to the Stars is a documentary film directed by Ben Hethcoat and Keita Ideno about the extraordinary life and controversial career of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the former Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner whose celebrity autopsies forever shaped American culture. From Marilyn Monroe and Robert Kennedy to Sharon Tate and Natalie Wood, Dr. Noguchi’s death investigations pushed forensic science into the spotlight — even as Hollywood elites and political adversaries sought to silence him. A Japanese American who unwittingly rose to fame in a city driven by stardom, Noguchi’s commitment to “tell it like it is” often put him within the crosshairs of controversy.

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