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Directed by | Izuru Narushima |
Based on | A novel by Toshihiko Ogane |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The Lone Scalpel (孤高のメス, Kokō no Mesu) is a 2010 Japanese medical drama film directed by Izuru Narushima. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 34th Japan Academy Prize. [2] [3] [4]
Critics praised Shinichi Tsutsumi's "always excellent" acting and Yui Natuskawa's "superbly modulated performance". [3] [4] Others criticized the story: "Though somewhat melodramatic, and with a highly convoluted story rife with subplots, the film has enough intensity to keep its momentum going." [2]