The Lone Scalpel
# The Lone Scalpel

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.

## Cast

* Shinichi Tsutsumi as Dr. Toma
* Yui Natsukawa as Ryoko Nakamura
* Hisashi Yoshizawa
* Noriko Nakagoshi
* Yutaka Matsushige
* Hiroki Narimiya as Nakamura's adult son
* Kenichi Yajima
* Mitsuru Hirata
* Kimiko Yo
* Katsuhisa Namase
* Akira Emoto

## Reception

Critics praised Shinichi Tsutsumi's "always excellent" acting and Yui Natuskawa's "superbly modulated performance". 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."

