The third episode of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama " The 19th medical record " (Sundays at 9pm), starring Jun Matsumoto , will be broadcast on August 3rd.
In the previous episode, 17-year-old Taku Okazaki (played by Rairin Sugita) has been accompanying his younger brother Saki (played by Anji Kurokawa), who has a congenital heart disease, in place of his mother, who is absent due to divorce. While he feels that Saki is an important person to him, life as a companion has always been difficult.
Taku revealed to Tokushige (Matsumoto) and the others that he felt truly relieved after Saki passed away. "I can't believe I thought something like this...I'm a monster. I'm the older brother. An older brother should try his best, so why..." he blamed himself.
Tokushige gently and calmly advised him, "You're not my big brother. You're Okazaki Taku. The hero Taku and the monster Taku, all together you are Okazaki Taku. That's fine." Taku burst into tears...
In the third episode, Yoshikazu Hotta ( Kenjiro Tsuda), a popular announcer for a major network station, goes to Uotora General Hospital after feeling something strange in his throat. It turns out he has a tumor near his vocal cords. ENT specialist Hirate (Riki Honda) and surgeon Kojiro (Mackenyu) tell Hotta he has hypopharyngeal cancer.
Kojiro recommends surgery as the "shortest and most effective method," but Hotta refuses, fearing it will affect his voice, an important tool for his work. He requests a second opinion from a general practitioner.
Tokushige confronts Hotta, who says, "If I lose my voice, it's the same as dying," but his opinion clashes with Kojiro, who thinks that a complete recovery is the top priority...
The original work is the manga "The 19th medical record Tokushige's Medical Interview" (Core Mix) by Katsuhito Fujiya. It depicts a general practitioner who lends a helping hand to patients' lifestyles. The script is written by Aya Tsubota, who has also worked on the "Kounodori" series (TBS).
