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A Lone Scalpel

A Lone Scalpel

2019•54m•7.0/10
Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.0/10(1)

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.

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Production

WOWOW, Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 13, 2019

Last Aired

March 3, 2019

Networks

WOWOW Prime

Created By

Roran Takayama

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2019-01-13
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2019-01-20
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2019-01-27
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2019-02-03
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2019-02-10
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2019-02-17
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2019-02-24
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2019-03-03

Cast

Hideaki Takizawa

Hideaki Takizawa

Toru Nakamura

Toru Nakamura

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Mizuki Yamamoto

Mizuki Yamamoto

Kanji Ishimaru

Kanji Ishimaru

Asuka Kudo

Asuka Kudo

Miyagawa Ichirota

Midoriko Kimura

Midoriko Kimura

Masaki Miura

Masaki Miura

Go Riju

Go Riju

Koen Kondo

Koen Kondo

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Akko Tadano

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