A Lone Scalpel

Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operation to remove a patient’s liver cancer, something that normally would not be done at this hospital, he quickly gains a very good reputation amongst the town’s people. Some of his colleagues become so jealous they are resentful and waiting patiently for the perfect opportunity to crucify him. Soon they get their chance as Dr Toma considers performing a controversial operation…

• Masato KatōScreenplay
• Izuru NarushimaDirector
• Goro YasukawaOriginal Music Composer

• 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