A Lone Scalpel

Directed by Izuru Narushima
June 5, 2010    2h 6m    Box Office: $5.3MDrama
6.96.5
Surgeon Touma (Shinichi Tsutsumi) became a doctor after losing his mother at a young age due to a faulty diagnosis. Now working at at a local hospital in 1989, Touma faces the realities of a flawed medical system, but continues to help his patients regardless of past customs. One day, the mayor (Akira Emoto) of the local city is admitted into the hospital in critical condition. To save the mayor's life, the mayor must undergo the first liver transplant from a brain-dead donor procedure in Japan. The law currently forbids such operations ... what will Touma do?

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  • Shinichi TsutsumiTetsuhiko Toma
  • Yui NatsukawaNamiko Nakamura
  • Hisashi YoshizawaRyuzo Aoki
  • Noriko NakagoshiShoko Okawa
  • Yutaka MatsushigeTakeshi Minorikawa
  • Hiroki NarimiyaKohei Nakamura
  • Mitsuru HirataKoji Shimada
  • Katsuhisa NamaseMutsuo Nomoto
  • Akira EmotoMatsuo Okawa
  • Kenichi YajimaSaburo Murakami
  • Homare MabuchiKohei Nakamura (child age)
  • Yuu TokuiTakao Shiratori
  • Daisuke HondaFumio Yano
  • Tamae AndoKaori Oka
  • DendenShinji Okawa
  • Daikichi SugawaraTadaichi Hamano
  • Taiga NakanoMakoto Takei
  • Ayumu SaitoKazuya Kotani
  • Keisuke HoribeToru Akaiwa
  • MinosukeReporter

A Lone Scalpel Trivia

A Lone Scalpel was released on June 5, 2010.

A Lone Scalpel was directed by Izuru Narushima.

A Lone Scalpel has a runtime of 2h 6m.

A Lone Scalpel was produced by Masashi Yagi, Kazuhito Amano.

Surgeon Touma (Shinichi Tsutsumi) became a doctor after losing his mother at a young age due to a faulty diagnosis. Now working at at a local hospital in 1989, Touma faces the realities of a flawed medical system, but continues to help his patients regardless of past customs. One day, the mayor (Akira Emoto) of the local city is admitted into the hospital in critical condition. To save the mayor's life, the mayor must undergo the first liver transplant from a brain-dead donor procedure in Japan. The law currently forbids such operations ... what will Touma do?

The key characters in A Lone Scalpel are Tetsuhiko Toma (Shinichi Tsutsumi), Namiko Nakamura (Yui Natsukawa), Ryuzo Aoki (Hisashi Yoshizawa).

A Lone Scalpel is a Drama film.

A Lone Scalpel has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.

A Lone Scalpel has made $5.3M at the box office.

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