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The Lonely Scalpel

1969 · 1 season

A sober, talky hospital drama where professional pride and quiet secrets simmer beneath polite workplace tensions.

Genres
Drama
Overview
The story is set in Sumidagawa Hospital, an emergency hospital in downtown Tokyo. The head of surgery there, Iwashita Ken, is a brain surgeon who has just returned from the United States . He has excellent skills, but his strict personality often makes him the envy of other doctors. He also has a secret past. The story depicts the various facets of the hospital, including the interactions between doctors and patients, the power struggle within the hospital, and Asou Yukie, a recent nursing school graduate who was assigned to the hospital unaware of the complex internal affairs that exist.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Power, ambition, betrayal, identity
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Starring
    Gō Katō, Yukiyo Toake, Chishū Ryū, Akiko Nomura, Kiyoshi Yamamoto, Masahiko Naruse, Nobuo Kawai, Toru Yokoi
    Length
    1 seasons, 14 episodes
    Network
    TBS
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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