Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operation to remove a patient’s liver cancer, something that normally would not be done at this hospital, he quickly gains a very good reputation amongst the town’s people. Some of his colleagues become so jealous they are resentful and waiting patiently for the perfect opportunity to crucify him. Soon they get their chance as Dr Toma considers performing a controversial operation…
as Tetsuhiko Toma
as Namiko Nakamura
as Ryuzo Aoki
as Shoko Okawa
as Takeshi Minorikawa
as Kohei Nakamura
as Koji Shimada
as Mutsuo Nomoto
as Matsuo Okawa
as Saburo Murakami
as Kohei Nakamura (child age)
as Takao Shiratori
as Fumio Yano
as Kaori Oka
as Shinji Okawa
as Tadaichi Hamano
as Makoto Takei
as Kazuya Kotani
as Toru Akaiwa
as Reporter
as Imaizumi Masumi
as Hamano Sanae
as Tatematsu Detective
as Shizuka Takei
as Imaizumi (fish shop daughter)