A Lone Scalpel

A principled outsider battles a rigid medical establishment in a quiet, earnest procedural that builds quiet tension around ethics and sacrifice.

Created by

Roran Takayama

Genres

Drama

Starring

Hideaki Takizawa, Toru Nakamura, Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Overview

Tetsuhiko Toma is a surgeon who studied in the United States. He begins work at a private hospital in a rural area in Japan. He believes that people should receive the same level of care at all hospitals. Guided by those principles, he takes on challenging surgeries and saves the lives of patients. Tetsuhiko Toma attempts an internal organ transplant for the first time in Japan, but the health care system blocks him.

How it feels

Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Morality, justice, ambition, power

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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