It has been revealed that actor Rairu Sugita will appear in the second episode (aired July 27th) of the Sunday Theatre drama " The 19th medical record " (TBS, Sunday 9pm) starring Jun Matsumoto . He will play the older brother of the boy who was rushed to the hospital at the end of the first episode, which aired on the 13th.
Sugita was selected through an audition to play the son of the protagonist played by Koichi Sato in the drama "With You Who Is Not A" (2018, TV Tokyo). His performance in the film "Hansekai" (2019) was highly praised, and he won the Best Newcomer Award at the 41st Yokohama Film Festival and the Best New Actor Award at the 34th Takasaki Film Festival. He has since appeared in the NHK morning drama "Yell" and the historical drama "The 13 Lords of the Shogun." He has also appeared in popular works such as the film "The Fukudamura Incident" and the streaming drama "Gannibal," but this will be his first appearance in a TBS drama.
Sugita plays Taku, a strong-willed older brother who supports his younger brother Saki (played by Kurokawa Anji), who has a congenital illness. His innermost feelings, which he had never confessed to anyone, are gradually brought out by his encounter with Tokushige (played by Matsumoto).
Furthermore, since the 20th is "Election Day," a special program for the House of Councillors election, which takes place on the same day, the second episode will be broadcast on the 27th.
◇ Synopsis of Episode 2
A boy named Okazaki Saki (Kurokawa Anji) with a congenital heart disease is rushed to Uotora General Hospital. His older brother Taku (Sugita Rairin) accompanies him. Pediatrician Arimatsu Shiori (Kimura Yoshino), who has been Saki's family doctor for 14 years since he was born, desperately tries to treat him, but...
Meanwhile, general practitioner Tokushige (Jun Matsumoto) seems to be concerned about his brother Taku for some reason. He was concerned about Saki's condition when it suddenly changed during the conference, and he was investigating Taku and Saki's father Koji (Higasaku Hisahide)... His actions made the other doctors suspicious. Arimatsu felt that they were trying to find out his faults and expressed his discomfort.
