It has been revealed that voice actor and actor Kenjiro Tsuda will make a guest appearance in the third episode (broadcast on August 3rd) of Sunday Theatre's " The 19th medical record " (Sunday 9pm) starring Jun Matsumoto . He will play the role of a popular announcer who is diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer, and will sensitively and realistically portray the conflict of someone who works in a job that involves "voice".
Tsuda has been the narrator for the show since the first episode, but finally makes his appearance in the third episode. Yoshikazu Hotta, played by Tsuda, is a popular announcer who hosts information programs on terrestrial television and is also in high demand for announcements for commercials and public facilities. However, after experiencing discomfort in his throat, he visits Uotora General Hospital and is diagnosed with hypopharyngeal cancer.
Surgeon Togo Kojiro ( Mackenyu) recommends surgery as the "shortest and most effective method," but Hotta refuses, fearing that it will affect his voice, an important tool for his work. He requests a second opinion at the general medicine department. Tokushige (Matsumoto) confronts Hotta, who says that "if I lose my voice, I'm as good as dead," but Kojiro, who thinks a complete recovery is the first priority, and their opinions clash. Should treatment of the disease be given priority, or the patient's desire to protect his "voice"? In a situation where it is not easy to come up with an answer, the feelings of the patient, his family, and the doctors all intersect...
The drama is based on the manga "The 19th medical record Tokushige's Medical Examination" by Katsuhito Fujiya. It depicts a general practitioner who not only treats illnesses but also lends a helping hand to patients' lifestyles. This is Matsumoto's first time playing a doctor, and the show also stars Fuka Koshiba and Mackenyu. The script was written by Aya Tsubota, who also wrote the "Kounodori" series (Same channel).
