Gō Katō
The Lonely Scalpel (1969)
Season 1
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.
Released May 4, 1969
Episode 42 min
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S1E1 - Episode 1
May 5, 1969, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
May 12, 1969, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
May 19, 1969, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
May 26, 1969, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
June 2, 1969, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
June 9, 1969, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
June 16, 1969, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
June 23, 1969, midnight
S1E9 - Episode 9
June 30, 1969, midnight
S1E10 - Episode 10
July 7, 1969, midnight
S1E11 - Episode 11
July 14, 1969, midnight
S1E12 - Episode 12
July 28, 1969, midnight
S1E13 - Episode 13
Aug. 4, 1969, midnight
S1E14 - Episode 14
Aug. 11, 1969, midnight
Network: TBS
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 42 min.
Released: May 4, 1969
Last Air Date: Aug. 11, 1969, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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