The Lonely Scalpel

The Lonely Scalpel

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.

Series Cast

Gō Katō

Yukiyo Toake

Chishū Ryū

Akiko Nomura

Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Masahiko Naruse

Nobuo Kawai

Toru Yokoi

Keisuke Nakai

Mariko Nonaka

Seasons

Season 1

14 Episodes • 1969