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A Lone Scalpel

A Lone Scalpel

Original Title: 孤高のメス

2019
Drama

Status

Ended

Release

2019 - 2019

Seasons / Eps

1 / 8

Storyline

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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Details

Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Runtime
Not available
Avg. Episode Runtime
54m
Release Date
Jan 13, 2019
Last Air Date
Mar 3, 2019
Languages
Japanese
Created By
Roran Takayama
Director
Akira Uchikata
Production
WOWOW
WOWOW
Shochiku
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Official Website

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