Season 1 • Episode 8
LatestAkaike (Tanaka Min), who has been diagnosed with only a month left to live, refuses treatment and declares that he will not speak. Takino (Koshiba Fuka) is distressed, unable to understand his true intentions. What answer will general practitioner Tokushige (Matsumoto Jun) give him?
In Japan's newest medical specialty, general practitioner Tokushige Akira listens closely to his patients' stories, uncovering hidden truths and guiding them toward healing through empathy and conversation.
Acting
Jun Matsumoto's quietly devastating listening face
Writing
Patient stories that unfold like little puzzles
Creator
Fujiya Katsuhito
Jun Matsumoto
Akira Tokushige
Fuka Koshiba
Mizuki Takino
Mackenyu
Kojiro Togo
Yoshino Kimura
Shiori Arimatsu
Min Tanaka
Noboru Akaike
Hiroya Shimizu
Keita Kayama
Taiiku Okazaki
Tetsuo Osu
Nobue Iketani
Akiko Toyohashi
Chikara Honda
Shu Hirate
First Summer Uika
Kokoro Chayazaka
Kanji Tsuda
Tatsuya Narumi
Narushi Ikeda
Rikuro Togo
Katsuhisa Namase
Eikichi Kitano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Japan's '19th specialty' refers to real debates about generalist vs specialist care in an aging society. The show basically fictionalizes actual healthcare policy tensions.
Fuka Koshiba was cast before reading the manga—she spent two weeks shadowing actual nurses to capture Mizuki's frustrated competence. The clipboard she carries is her own prop.
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