A Lone Scalpel
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- Movie: A Lone Scalpel
- Romaji: Kokou no Mesu
- Japanese: 孤高のメス
- Director: Izuru Narushima
- Writer: Toshihiko Oogane (novel), Masato Kato
- Producer: Takashi Hirajo, Chiharu Nakasone
- Cinematographer: Junichi Fujisawa
- Release Date: June 5, 2010
- Runtime: 126 min.
- Distributor: Toei
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
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?
Notes
- Based on the novel "Kokou no Mesu" written by Doctor Toshihiko Oogane.
Cast
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| Shinichi Tsutsumi | Yui Natsukawa | Yu Yoshizawa | Noriko Nakagoshi | Kenichi Yajima |
| Tetsuhiko Touma | Namiko Nakamura | Ryuzo Aoki | Shoko Okawa | Saburo Murakami |
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| Hiroki Narimiya | Mitsuru Hirata | Yutaka Matsushige | Kimiko Yo | Katsuhisa Namase | Akira Emoto |
| Kohei Nakamura | Mitsuharu Shinada | Go Sanegawa | Shizuka Takei | Mutsuo Nomoto | Matsuo Okawa |
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Film Festivals
- 2010 (20th) Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival - February 25th-March 1st - Official Selection
- 2011 (6th) Osaka Asian Film Festival - March 5-13, 2011 - Osaka Cinema Festival 2011
Awards
- 2010 (65th) Mainichi Film Awards - January 17, 2011
- "Best Actor" (Shinichi Tsutsumi)
- "Best Supporting Actress" (Yui Natsukawa)
