A heroic surgeon goes against the law to save a life in A Lone Scalpel, a medical drama based on a comic book (and the subsequent novelization) by real-life doctor Takayama Roran. Tsutsumi Shinichi (the Always series, Villon's Wife) stars as the brilliant Dr. Toma Tetsuhiko, a surgeon who abandons a promising career in the big city to work at a regional hospital. When he comes across a critically ill patient that can only be cured with a controversial, illegal medical procedure never been done before, Dr. Toma must choose between saving a life or losing his career. The emotionally gripping medical drama, which nominated for five Japan Academy Awards (including Best Picture), also stars Natsukawa Yui (Still Walking), Narimiya Hiroki (Drop), Yo Kimiko (Departures), and Emoto Akira (Villain). |