A Lone Scalpel

A Lone Scalpel

2019 · 1 season · 8 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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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.

Created by Roran Takayama

Network: WOWOW Prime

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