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A Lone Scalpel
Genres
Drama
Overview
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…
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
126 min
Release Date
2010-06-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Tetsuhiko Toma
Yui Natsukawa
Namiko Nakamura
Hisashi Yoshizawa
Ryuzo Aoki
Noriko Nakagoshi
Shoko Okawa
Yutaka Matsushige
Takeshi Minorikawa
Hiroki Narimiya
Kohei Nakamura
Mitsuru Hirata
Koji Shimada
Katsuhisa Namase
Mutsuo Nomoto
Akira Emoto
Matsuo Okawa
Kenichi Yajima
Saburo Murakami
Homare Mabuchi
Kohei Nakamura (child age)
Yuu Tokui
Takao Shiratori
Daisuke Honda
Fumio Yano
Tamae Ando
Kaori Oka
Denden
Shinji Okawa
Daikichi Sugawara
Tadaichi Hamano
Taiga Nakano
Makoto Takei
Ayumu Saito
Kazuya Kotani
Keisuke Horibe
Toru Akaiwa
Minosuke
Reporter
Makoto Kakeda
Yorie Yamashita
Imaizumi Masumi
Sanae Miyata
Hamano Sanae
Daisuke Ryū
Tatematsu Detective
Kimiko Yo
Shizuka Takei
Nahana
Imaizumi (fish shop daughter)
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