TV series
The Lonely Scalpel
1969, Japanese, on TBS.
The story is set in Sumidagawa Hospital, an emergency hospital in downtown Tokyo. The head of surgery there, Iwashita Ken, is a brain surgeon who has just returned from the United States . He has excellent skills, but his strict personality often makes him the envy of other doctors. He also has a secret past. The story depicts the various facets of the hospital, including the interactions between doctors and patients, the power struggle within the hospital, and Asou Yukie, a recent nursing school graduate who was assigned to the hospital unaware of the complex internal affairs that exist.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 14
- Episode length
- 49 min
- Status
- Ended in 1969
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Latest episode
S1 E14: Episode 14
Aired 11 August 1969
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 5 May 1969
- Last aired
- 11 August 1969
- Network
- TBS
- Original title
- 孤独のメス
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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The Lonely Scalpel has 1 season and 14 episodes, about 49 minutes each.
Is The Lonely Scalpel finished?
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