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A Lone Scalpel

A Lone Scalpel

2010•2h 6m•6.5/10
Drama

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6.5/10(6)

Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operation to remove a patient’s liver cancer, something that normally would not be done at this hospital, he quickly gains a very good reputation amongst the town’s people. Some of his colleagues become so jealous they are resentful and waiting patiently for the perfect opportunity to crucify him. Soon they get their chance as Dr Toma considers performing a controversial operation…

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Production

TV Asahi, Toei Company, Kinoshita Komuten, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Toei Video Company, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Gentosha, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, TOEI CHANNEL, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Toei Tokyo

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Tetsuhiko Toma

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Namiko Nakamura

Hisashi Yoshizawa

Hisashi Yoshizawa

Ryuzo Aoki

Noriko Nakagoshi

Noriko Nakagoshi

Shoko Okawa

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Takeshi Minorikawa

Hiroki Narimiya

Hiroki Narimiya

Kohei Nakamura

Mitsuru Hirata

Mitsuru Hirata

Koji Shimada

Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase

Mutsuo Nomoto

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Matsuo Okawa

Kenichi Yajima

Kenichi Yajima

Saburo Murakami

Homare Mabuchi

Kohei Nakamura (child age)

Yuu Tokui

Yuu Tokui

Takao Shiratori

Daisuke Honda

Daisuke Honda

Fumio Yano

Tamae Ando

Tamae Ando

Kaori Oka

Denden

Denden

Shinji Okawa

Daikichi Sugawara

Daikichi Sugawara

Tadaichi Hamano

Taiga Nakano

Taiga Nakano

Makoto Takei

Ayumu Saito

Ayumu Saito

Kazuya Kotani

Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke Horibe

Toru Akaiwa

Minosuke

Minosuke

Reporter

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