"In this world,
the brain is the only unexplored region remaining."
Mr Maekawa, the person you love is your wife.
Right? Come on!
No.
The one I love...
is her.
Yoichi!
Atsuko.
Yoichi.
Atsuko.
I've searched everywhere, but still can't find his mother.
This private detective is useless.
I give up.
Tamotsu, I'll go home now.
- Good night. - Good night.
Blimey, he isn't adorable at all.
Mum, you're so good at it!
Of course.
I can't be a surgeon if I have no spatial sense.
I give up.
Let's play again!
I'll go to bed.
- Why? Let's play again! - No. It's getting late.
Well, anyway, have you called back home?
- Wait, you promised. - Good night.
You won't put them back?
Gosh...
"Tohto General Hospital"
Now, Mr Maekawa,
- I'll ask again. - Yes?
You said you loved your arm.
Arm?
Yes.
Your paralyzed left arm.
What are you talking about?
This isn't an arm.
What is it, then?
This is my...
beloved.
Alien?
No, it's...
Alien hand syndrome.
Yeah.
Mr Maekawa has left-sided spatial neglect
resulting from brain haemorrhage.
His left upper limb has severe paralysis.
However, Mr Maekawa's brain cannot acknowledge the fact,
so he wrongly assumes
that his left arm belongs to someone else.
Like the so-called alien hand?
The brain always wants to be organized.
In Mr Maekawa's case, he sees an arm in front of him,
but he can't understand that it's paralyzed.
That's why his brain assumes that it is someone else's arm.
In addition, Mr Maekawa personifies his paralyzed left arm.
He thinks it's his young girlfriend.
His arm is his young girlfriend? Nice!
Some patients personify their paralyzed arm.
It's written in a paper overseas
that someone thought the paralyzed half of his body
was a sexy lady and fell in love with it.
But his wife has been looking after him devotedly, right?
Yes.
Mrs Maekawa got pretty worked up after hearing this.
Of course, it's unpleasant to the wife.
I explained it to her and comforted her,
but I don't think she understood it well.
Mr Maekawa sees the illusion
because of the recurrence of his AVM,
arteriovenous malformation, after surgery,
and it affected the surrounding area of the brain.
There's a risk of re-bleeding, so he needs another surgery at once.
But Mr Maekawa doesn't understand his current situation.
Because he has to break up with his girlfriend
if he has surgery.
We have to ask his wife to sign a consent form.
Yes.
Do it yourself. Do it yourself.
Dr Kozukue.
You'll ask her.
This is your job.
Please take it seriously.
She seems to be, you know, joking, but she's serious.
- Right? - Yes, I'm serious about everything.
Well, this week, a patient will be transferred here
from Kitahata Neurosurgery Centre.
56-year-old female, has skull base tumour
involving the internal carotid artery,
eligible for surgery.
The disorder of consciousness is getting worse, it's urgent.
The goal is a complete removal? It's quite difficult.
Her family will come to talk about it before the surgery.
Okay, that's all. Thanks, everyone.
Thank you...
I'm counting on you to teach Dr Kozukue, Dr Miyama.
Yes, of course I will, but...
You're running out of time too.
Me too?
Mr and Mrs Maekawa are still here,
why don't you talk to them about the consent form again?
Dr imadegawa has been acting weird, hasn't he?
I've never seen him like that.
Well, he might not look it,
but he was the one who made Tohto General Hospital so big.
He might be surprisingly cold-hearted.
Just kidding.
Oh?
I'll go now.
Oh?
Junko.
One more toothpick.
Enjoy.
There's a risk of re-bleeding.
Please agree to let him have another surgery.
I can't.
Please listen to me calmly. He is delusional.
I don't care if he is or not.
I've been serving him for nearly 40 years,
he drove me like a slave.
His drinking, gambling,
and woman problems made me cry so often.
- Do you understand? - Yes.
What exactly do you understand?
I lied, I don't understand at all.
This time, he collapsed, made a fuss in the ambulance.
I stayed awake to look after him
and when I thought he got stable, he fell in love with someone.
And she's young.
But it's his arm. His left arm.
That's not the point.
It shows that I am nothing to him.
No...
Wait a minute!
At this rate, Mr Maekawa's brain will re-bleed.
If it does...
Let him die.
I swear, I won't agree to let him have the surgery.
Let him die with the alien.
Hey.
How many more surgeries will you do in Japan?
The confirmed number is 18, I think?
- After they're done... - I'll return to America.
What about the boy?
I've asked a detective agency to search for his mother.
I'll definitely find her.
What? He still hasn't warmed up to you?
It's been so long, but he's still like an alien.
He's unsociable and doesn't show his emotions.
Who knows what he's thinking?
What about you?
Still living with her?
Are the other aliens okay with that?
Your ex-husband and his wife.
A normal family is the most alien to us, isn't it?
Yes?
It's been a long time.
"Top Knife"
You went to my house when I'm out?
I am sorry.
We just want to see her.
Then we bumped into her in front of your house.
She ran away the moment she saw us.
She texted many times, but we couldn't talk to her.
We're getting anxious too.
I'll continue to urge her to go back home.
Thank you.
- Thank you! - No, it's okay.
But I don't want to force her and make her run away,
it'd be hard to deal with.
I should be the one to apologise for causing you trouble.
Well...
You aren't planning to just let her stay at yours, are you?
Of course not.
How did it go?
- I gave up. - You failed?
Mrs Maekawa loves her husband, of course it would make her angry.
I doubt it.
Why?
You see, Mr Maekawa used to fool around in the past.
He seems bossy too.
The grudge his wife has for him must've built up.
Many old married couples are like that.
The wife puts drinks at places the husband can't reach on purpose.
A woman's grudge is scary.
It happens often between old married couples.
My parents yell at each other every single day.
Sounds about right.
Either way, I don't understand what goes on between a couple.
His AVM has grown bigger.
It's Mr Maekawa's? He'd better get it removed at once.
They're still fighting?
Yeah.
That's why I hate married couples and parents and children.
Will they cut their ties cleanly, like my scalpel?
Gosh, I hate them.
Mum, I'm waiting for you!
I have to get Mr Maekawa to sign it if I can't get his wife's consent.
Oh, that's new.
It's different when your job is at risk.
Oh, she's not answering.
Indeed, I haven't achieved any result in these three months.
Lately, I've been thinking
that maybe I'm not cut out for this job.
No. It's not a matter of ability, it's the aptitude.
Exactly.
Being pointlessly optimistic is what's good about you.
But...
I feel really awful...
that I'm not useful to anyone.
Yes?
- Excuse me. - Excuse me.
Don't be straightforward. Make him relax first.
I know.
Mr Maekawa, we'll do an examination.
Okay.
Oh, this is "Monetary Fund Journal," isn't it?
What a surprise. You know it?
It's about investment, right? My friend read it a lot.
Wow.
I managed investment funds in the past.
- Oh, did you? - I traveled abroad frequently too.
- Cayman? - How did you know?
Wow! You're gorgeous, smart, and you're a doctor too.
Well, people often tell me that.
You must be an excellent doctor.
It's obvious to me you're extremely intelligent too.
"Intelligent"...
So now...
can you tell me your current situation?
Yes, of course.
On 14th February, my arteriovenous malformation
caused bleeding in my right frontal lobe, so I was sent here.
Excellent!
Then you should be able to understand.
This is not your right arm, not your leg,
and much less, a lady.
Your left arm will recover if you have surgery.
What are you talking about?
She is...
Atsuko.
"Yoichi Maekawa"
You'll do a heart cath now?
Yeah, to remove a thrombus.
It's hard to wear two hats.
A mediocre doctor has to make up for it in quantity.
Anyway, he better get it removed at once.
Is it okay to let Kozukue do it?
I know.
And I have to tell you this.
I do mind when you talk to me like a friend. Very much.
You're persistent.
"Maekawa"
This is not funny.
"Voice message"
You have nine new messages.
First message. 7:32 pm.
This is Tohto General Hospital Neurosurgery Department's Kozukue.
Would you give me a call when you get home? Bye.
Second message. 8:20 pm.
This is Tohto General Hospital's Kozukue. Please call me.
Third message. 9:11 pm.
Kozukue speaking.
Sorry for calling so many times. I'll call again.
Fourth...
"Tohto General Hospital"
- How many? - Three.
- Good morning... - Morning.
Dr Kozukue has been making desperate efforts to persuade Mr Maekawa.
Yeah?
I asked his wife,
she told me that she had a surgery at our hospital.
She should know the consent form is important.
- I can't do it. - I knew it.
- He gave his arm a name. - What?
- It's Atsuko. - Atsuko?
Patients often name their personified body parts.
Gosh, this is absurd!
Oh, Junko.
You'll sign the consent form?
I thought about it.
It's pointless to be angry at a fantasy.
Moreover, this doctor left me as many voice messages as a stalker,
- and it's scary. - I am sorry.
But it proves how much you care about your patients.
I'll do it out of respect for that.
Thank you! I am terribly grateful!
Ouch!
But I am happy.
Excuse me.
Mr Maekawa, your wife Junko is here!
- My wife? - See? Your beloved dear wife!
Where did you learn that?
The current situation isn't right.
That's right! The current situation obviously isn't right!
It isn't, right?
You now understand?
Thank goodness! So your arm...
- No, I mean... Atsuko, is it? - Yes.
It's Atsuko. Miss Atsuko Yamamoto.
So you know you imagined this Atsuko, don't you?
- I can make it clear, right? - Yes!
Okay. I will make everything clear now.
I'll divorce you and be with her.
Well said!
Wow! You're such a man!
Wait, what?
I have changed my mind.
Wait, but...
I refuse. I won't sign the consent form.
Well, that's...
With all due respect, Atsuko--
Why is that?
For revenge.
Revenge?
Why the sudden turn of events? It doesn't make sense.
He said he'd marry his arm next.
"Oh, that's good! I'll give him 30,000 yen as a gift."
It's not the right time to say this. I know that.
But who is this Atsuko Yamamoto?
If it isn't the woman he's been having an affair with,
she wouldn't be so angry.
Is that why she wants revenge?
Well, we've got various patients, no need to worry about...
Atsuko.
Atsuko!
Atsuko.
When I couldn't decide what to do in the future,
you asked me to come to the NS Department.
Why did you do so?
I came to the NS Department, just because you asked.
But somehow...
things didn't go as smoothly as I expected at all.
And I'm useless.
I see.
At that time,
you were going to be a pathologist, weren't you?
Why?
When it comes to desk work...
nobody has done better than me.
But as much as I can study...
my communication skill is still bad.
I don't know what the right distance between people is.
I don't understand real people.
And...
pathologists deal with cells, is that why you wanted to be one?
I love things that have answers.
Something easy, like one plus one is two.
Like 10 divided by 5 is 2.
But real people...
they're illogical and I can't reason them out.
That's why...
I asked you to come here.
What?
We still don't know a lot of things about the brain,
and none of it makes sense.
Just like people.
In this world nowadays...
young people seek too much
for things that are easy to understand.
But...
we have various internal conflicts, that's what makes us human.
You're an egghead without a doubt.
But in a sense, you're incredibly genuine.
That made me see your potential.
Thanks, guys.
The surgery is over. We're turning right.
All right, I'll go have fun with the ladies.
The surgery took nine hours. Are you not tired?
I get rid of the adrenaline from the surgery
with alcohol and perfume.
That's me, world-class Kuroiwa!
All right, which club should I go to tonight?
Dad, buy me snacks!
After you recover from your cold.
I'll get better quickly, then!
Good! Recover from it quickly, then.
What's this?
Red Ranger.
- The one you're holding? - Black Ranger.
Do several of them form a team?
Yes, they protect the people who need help on Earth.
They're invincible!
Nobody can beat them if five of them come together.
So they're always together?
No, they're not often at the same place.
They do at the end of the show, though.
What the heck?
Is there any scary place at your home?
- Scary place? - Yeah.
If you put one of them there, they'll protect you.
Wow, will they?
Let me think...
The washstand, maybe?
The washstand?
Yeah, you peed there the other day.
But that's not all.
Problems mostly occur there.
If the lady who stayed at my home
finds another lady's makeup remover there,
she'd go, "What is that? Whose is it?"
It's like hell.
What am I talking about?
Forget it. Go to bed.
Okay.
Goodnight.
"Tohto General Hospital"
You're here?
Yes.
I reckon maybe I'll find some reference in papers overseas.
Get some sleep.
An all-nighter does most damage to the brain.
Kozukue.
Your habit of reading through papers isn't a bad thing,
but there are things you can't gain just by doing that.
With all due respect...
my only strength is studying.
So I want to use it as my basis when I work as a neurosurgeon.
Found it!
In the case of hemispatial neglect like Mr Maekawa's,
if we inject cold water into his ear to stimulate the semicircular ducts,
it eases the symptoms.
It's written in an American research paper.
Why don't we try this?
- And? - Though the symptoms are relieved,
it's temporary and lasts less than 10 minutes.
But in that duration, we can talk to him.
I see.
The symptoms will ease for a short period of time?
And she wants his wife to sign the consent form during that.
Junko?
I'll talk to her.
Experiment?
But we don't need to do that if you sign the consent form.
I've heard.
This is your revenge?
I understand how you feel.
Understand? What do you--
My wife...
probably feels the same.
Is she taking revenge on you?
Yes.
Will my husband still be delusional?
Yes.
Why do people fall in love?
When I asked his wife,
she told me she had surgery at our hospital.
"Junko Maekawa"
"Search"
Observing the face is more important than any examination.
The most basic thing.
Pardon?
Watch only Mrs Maekawa's face today.
Mrs Maekawa's face?
Have you brought it?
The divorce application form.
Well...
I mean...
What do you like about your arm?
No, it's Atsuko.
Yes, Atsuko.
Let me think.
I can't put it into one sentence.
But...
when you meet the person you love, the atmosphere changes, right?
- Atmosphere? - Yes.
It's when the atmosphere...
seems to be sparkling at that moment.
It was like this the first time we met.
She is...
wearing a blue dress.
The hem of her dress...
sways a little in the breeze.
She's smiling radiantly.
It's indescribable.
Well, it's like that when you start dating.
Everything's exciting, like in a musical film.
Right? Yes.
I'm so glad that I'm alive and can enjoy this moment.
That's what I think wholeheartedly.
Dr Kozukue.
Well, then, let's begin.
I'll turn your head to one side. Excuse me.
So...
I mean...
Is she...
Is she here now?
Of course.
I see.
Well, then, let's begin.
It'll tickle a little.
I'll do it now.
Stop.
Atsuko?
Atsuko!
Wait... Wait!
Wait!
Please don't leave me!
Atsuko!
Oh, what's the matter, everyone?
Mr Maekawa...
your left arm...
Left arm?
I can't move it, because I had a brain haemorrhage.
Yes, you did!
Now. The consent form.
Thanks.
Mr Maekawa,
this is the surgery consent form to remove your AVM.
It'll be less of a physical burden than last time.
Please have the surgery--
Wait.
Please don't lean on the bed.
The lady looks like she's in pain.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
It didn't last a minute.
Well...
But...
I think the problem will be solved.
Excuse me.
It's the consent form.
Do the surgery for him.
The Atsuko Yamamoto your husband mentioned...
was you, wasn't it?
Your old surname is Yamamoto.
And "Junko"...
is also pronounced as Atsuko.
"Junko Maekawa"
I noticed.
Before we did the experiment...
somehow...
you looked very sad.
There wasn't hatred on your face.
You know the World Expo?
Expo '70.
Yes, I've heard of it.
When I was young,
I worked at Expo '70 as a promotional model.
Is that what you call it nowadays?
My husband used to go there as a trader.
At first, he was so annoying and I really hated it,
and he kept asking my name.
So I told him that my name was Atsuko.
Then after that, we started dating.
Even after he knew what my real name was,
he still called me Atsuko to amuse himself.
Atsuko!
He must be remembering the time when we were dating.
The place we met, the clothes I wore...
Everything was about our past.
The reason you didn't sign the consent form
is because you don't love your husband now.
But even your husband loved you in the past too.
That's why you wanted things to continue to be like that.
Is that why?
You said you wanted revenge. Was it a lie?
It's true.
Because he is in love with my past self, isn't he?
He doesn't know this is how I've become.
This is much crueller to him, isn't it?
Nowadays, people's lifespan is 100 years.
You will have a new relationship again going forward.
My belly has been opened three times because of cancer.
My five-year survival rate...
There is always a possibility.
There is.
This...
It's the divorce form.
"Surgery Consent Form"
Please give it to him.
Just kidding.
Marriage registration form, right?
For the two of you in the future.
Please do the surgery for him.
It'll rock a little.
We're turning right.
Thanks.
A married couple is a mystery.
No.
People are.
They're puzzling.
I'm fed up with them sometimes.
But...
They're interesting.
Just a bit.
Somehow, I think she beat me.
Just this once.
There's still a long way to go...
but to make a female neurosurgeon who is going to succeed you,
it isn't bad, right?
Yes, perhaps.
The old soldier has to go.
What?
Don't run!
The patient who will be transferred from Kitahata Neurosurgery Centre.
Her family will come talk about it. Are they here?
About that...
"Tamotsu has gone to bed, so I'll go home now."
You'll stay in Japan?
No, it's just a possibility. A possibility.
I haven't decided anything yet.
In that case, is it possible to let me work here?
Of course!
No hospital would refuse to let you work.
Is that so?
Well then, I'll talk to you again after I decide what to do.
Okay.
"Bar Casablanca"
Shizuka, you actually asked me to come!
- Sorry, I know you're busy. - Okay.
But I thought I should tell you.
Is it about Mr Kijima?
It just occurred to me that people are interesting too,
so I want to know more about Mr Kijima.
Sacchi, are you having fun?
She's the current one?
She's his ex-girlfriend.
Here we go!
"Resignation letter"
Excuse me.
The patient who is going to be transferred here...
Is that true?
Is she your wife?
Yeah, I called you here.
I want you guys...
to cure her.
That's why...
I called you here.
Why didn't you tell us anything before?
This is a surgery that only the three of you can do.
The patient has to risk her life and trust the doctor.
Get out of here!
You jerk!
Our whole team will work together on Satomi's surgery.
Mum, you're late, so I've come for you.
Can I really not continue to stay with you?
Mr Kijima, you can't love women? What do you mean?
Will you give me back Tamotsu?
You can break your tie with the kid totally now.
Don't be ridiculous!