Drama: The Rupture
Romaji: Haretsu
Japanese: 破裂
Director: Kazuhiro Motoki, Hideki Fujinami
Writer: Yo Kusakabe (novel), Hideya Hamada
Network: NHK
Episodes: 7
Release Date: October 10 - November 21, 2015
Runtime: Saturdays 22:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Yoichiro (Kippei Shiina) is a ice-cool heart surgeon and an associate professor at a medical school. He is well known for developing an innovative method to transform an old heart into a young heart. Kazuhisa (Kenichi Takito), who is suspicious of bureaucrats, asks him to work at the National Neo Medical Center. Yoichiro turns down Kazuhisa’s offer, because of his likely promotion to a professor. Yoichiro then becomes involved in a mysterious document commotion over his past medical mistake.
Meanwhile, famous actor Rentaro (Tatsuya Nakadai) is admitted into the hospital because of a cardiac problem. He expects to improve with treatment from Yoichiro.
Notes
Based on the novel "Haretsu" by Yo Kusakabe (published November, 2004 by Gentosha).
Cast
Kippei Shiina as Yoichiro Kamura
Kenichi Takito as Kazuhisa Sakuma
Maki Sakai as Kimiko Matsuno
Masahiro Komoto as Tadahiko Kuriya
Kyusaku Shimada as Shingo Date
Morooka Moro as Kiyoshi Koike
Kenta Satoi as Hiroshi Hayashida
Shiro Sano as Sadahiko Jo
Midoriko Kimura as Akiko Sudo
Tatsuya Nakadai as Rentaro Kuraki