"In this world,
the brain is the only remaining unexplored region."
The brain has various sides.
Hard working.
Lazy.
Aggressive.
Cowardly.
And people also have different sides.
Serious.
Desperate.
"Mr Kijima is wonderful"
Strong.
You want to pee?
It's over there.
Go on your own.
What is that splashing sound?
Hey!
The toilet is right there!
Weak.
Okay...
"Microwave the vegetable soup when you have it. See you."
I told her today is my day off.
And the other side we have...
it always appears suddenly,
and surprises people sometimes.
We will now remove the subdural haematoma.
- Scalpel. - Scalpel, "please."
Scalpel, please.
Why do you want to act?
I'm sorry Mrs Hanai, I'll be watching closely.
I feel safe if you say that, Dr Miyama.
- Go a bit deeper. - Okay, okay.
Say "yes"just once.
Yes.
I'll now cut open the haematoma's external membrane
- to remove-- - Be quick.
Yes.
You're too noisy!
Sorry Mrs Hanai, there is no problem at all.
I'll wipe it.
It's okay.
I'm not worried.
We'll do a CT scan then return to your ward.
Okay.
Write the surgical report at once.
Have you prepared for tonight's conference?
I've almost done it. I haven't slept much lately--
Do it at once.
I'll let you look after more patients this week.
You have no time to dawdle.
Guys, she hasn't got a gentle side, has she?
The face behind the demon is more demon-like.
Total demon.
King of demons!
Maybe she's trying to kick you out.
What?
Oh, no...
I'll let Kozukue handle more clinical cases.
That is her weakest aspect.
Good.
Also...
I will ask straightforwardly.
About what?
I heard that a doctor will resign. Who is it?
Is it too soon to make a decision if it's one of the three doctors?
Our icy Miyama said that. Who would've thought?
A characteristic of an excellent surgeon is,
they make decisions quickly.
But I want to learn that from them.
You'll know sooner or later.
Let's go.
He winked.
Mrs Kinuko Hanai, 75 years old, had chronic subdural haematoma.
I did the surgery for her this morning.
It was successful and she is making good progress.
Even a medical intern can do that surgery.
And Mr Yoichi Maekawa, 70 years old.
The AVM in his right middle cerebral artery ruptured last week,
causing cerebral hemorrhage, and he was sent here.
The AVM and the haematoma were removed,
but his left arm is still numb.
He makes good progress after surgery,
his wife stays and looks after him devotedly.
Now he'll enter the rehab stage for real.
They're a close couple. Glad to hear that. Next.
Miss Shoko Takino, 38 years old.
A businesswoman who runs a beauty salon.
Got drunk at night, fell down the stairs,
hit the back of her head and was sent here.
An acute epidural haematoma was found
across her left temporal lobe and occipital lobe,
so I did an emergency surgery to remove it.
Her temporal lobe has cerebral contusion,
and she is disorientated.
Yes?
Her family is in the country but luckily she has many close friends.
They come to look after her one after next.
Okay. Oh, that's right.
Dr Kuroiwa is busy and will come in the evening.
Thanks everyone.
- Thanks everyone. - Thank you...
Can't you take a break at a time like this?
I'll die if I stop. You know that, right?
It's so like you, Shoko.
What's the matter?
Nothing at all.
Anyway, don't drink too much.
Learnt my lesson.
I'll go to check on 501's Mr Nagai later.
He's been doing rehab since yesterday,
and his daughter was watching very closely.
It's going well.
- Any preoperative visit? - There'll be five later today.
Okay.
Can I help you?
Her daughter?
She wants to see Dr Miyama at work.
It's her school holiday today.
Mum... I mean, my mother...
She never talks about her job,
so I'm wondering what kind of work she usually does.
Okay, I'll tell you as a special favour--
Wait!
Wait a moment.
Let the mother win!
No, we are all busy.
Ouch.
- You can count on me. - But...
Please don't tell her that I came. She will surely be angry.
Okay, okay! I'll zip my mouth! Just count on me.
She doesn't want us to tell her, so we'll just keep quiet.
Nishigoori, Kozukue's in charge of Mr Maekawa's case, please follow up.
Why should I...
Personnel training is important too.
Technique isn't everything. It's the next step.
- Yes, yes, yes. - Say "yes"just once.
Talk politely to me.
I told you.
I don't worry about that.
You can worry about that.
- Yes, yes. - Say "yes"just once.
Don't worry, I'll protect you.
I'm Dr Kozukue, the best among the young doctors.
Will you tell your mother that I was very kind to you?
But you are...
Your mother's right-hand woman.
She relies on me too much!
Kozukue!
See? Right away.
- Yes, yes... - Say "yes"just once.
Sorry.
Did you check Mrs Hanai's surgical drain and blood test result?
- Will do it soon. - Not soon. Now.
Ah. Yes.
- Don't "Ah, yes" me. - Sorry.
Say "I am sorry."
I am sorry.
See you. I'll go home after having lunch here.
Excuse me.
Miss Takino, how are you?
Doctor...
What's the matter?
Is this possible?
I can't recognise faces.
Not yours either.
"Top Knife"
Do you know who this is?
Next.
Okay.
Who is this, then?
What's the matter? Your text makes me worried.
It's prosopagnosia.
Okay. Explain, please.
Eh?
Humans send visual information their eyes see
to the fusiform gyrus in the brain.
All details like eyes, the mouth, including their positions
are stored in the brain's so-called drawers.
When we see someone, we open the drawers instantly
and match it with the visual information.
However, one has prosopagnosia
if they have extremely few such drawers.
- Full marks. - Yes!
As an example,
for someone who loves baseball,
they know who the player is just by looking at his form.
But to someone not interested, all players look the same. Right?
That's how little the person can recognise people.
They can't tell at all?
Well, they can guess using the person's voice and outfit too.
And positions of moles too.
It depends on how serious it is.
But her male friends come very often.
Yes, indeed.
If she can't recognise the men's faces...
- Excuse me. - Excuse me.
I'm sorry, she seems a little tired.
- Oh, okay. - Oh, okay.
I'll go, then.
I'll go too.
Thank you.
Can this be cured, doctor?
I can't say anything for the time being.
However, yours isn't congenital.
An injury caused it,
so it might be cured.
Do rehab, and let's carefully see how it goes.
Maybe it's punishment by heaven.
It's my job to remember people's faces.
But now I can't recognise faces.
I've been doing something pretty tough.
It's the same for everyone.
The result of sticking to your tough job...
is all these, right?
You too, doctor?
Have you been sticking to your tough job and defeating your opponents?
Yeah, perhaps.
Doctor, will you still be here?
Yeah, I will.
Glad to hear that.
Your voice, your smell...
I can somehow recognise you alone.
She examines the patients hospitalized,
discusses with the nurses about the medication,
and surgeries.
Sometimes a surgery can take over 10 hours.
Wow...
She attends to the patient until they're stable,
writes surgical reports.
Between those, she writes papers, attends academic meetings
and meetings with pharmaceutical companies too.
And she's on duty a few days per week.
Wow!
But we have many problematic doctors.
She has to deal with them for our department head.
- Like Miss Kozukue? - So you can tell.
- Did your mum tell you? - Not at all.
She almost never mentions work.
She doesn't? I wonder why.
Dr Miyama doesn't show any weakness to other people.
That is mum's other side?
Excuse me.
Has there been any change?
Oh? Today it isn't the noisy...
I mean, the cheerful doctor?
You mean Kozukue? I think she will come later.
- Drawing a sketch of your wife? - Yes.
This is my hobby.
Oh.
It's done.
- Attend to her all the time? - Yes, if possible.
But isn't it tough to do so much?
She has prosopagnosia and doesn't recognise anyone.
I can't change her doctor.
- But... - Don't mind me.
Have you checked Mr Maekawa's EEG test result?
- Ah... I'll do it now. - Don't "ah" me. Go now.
Yes.
Miss Takino is still worried?
I'll go and make her relax a bit.
Dr Miyama is working too hard.
She'll ruin her health.
This can't be helped.
Mr Maekawa's right brain is damaged,
so it affects the left side of his body.
That's why his left arm is numb.
In Mr Maekawa's case,
besides numbness, he also has hemispatial neglect.
"Hemi" means half,
it means he can't perceive stimuli on the left side.
He can't see it?
No, he can see. However...
He neglects the left half.
This is how his brain perceives the world.
You mean he only sees half of me?
No, that isn't what I mean...
Well...
- Kozukue. - Yes?
Mrs Maekawa is upset because I told her about hemispatial neglect.
- I'm counting on you. - Eh?
Wait, doctor!
Excuse me, my husband can't even recognise my face?
Well...
That's not true. He loves you.
I always think that your husband is head over heels in love with you.
Without a doubt!
Actually, hemispatial neglect isn't any unusual disease.
There are complications,
but many recover quickly and get back to normal.
I see.
Thank you. I feel relieved now, doctor.
I am the doctor.
Excuse me, it's Miyama.
- Let's change your bandage. - Okay.
Your two friends aren't willing to go home.
They're both at the cafe.
Sorry, I shouldn't have told you?
- Doctor. - Yeah?
Are you married?
My father works at a medical device company.
His company let him study abroad,
then he met my mother at a university in the US.
Wow.
But your father didn't want your mother to do this job?
Why?
Well, you know... They are...
Oh, divorced? No, not at all. I don't think it's the reason.
He still respects her a lot for the work she does.
Well, that's right. He knew that before they got married.
But my grandparents seem to hate mum very much.
They think she made dad do all the work.
She probably didn't mean to.
Even when we had family events,
mum alone was always absent.
I see.
Do you not want to get married after hearing this?
Why would I not?
Are you thinking about getting married to him?
But I...
You have your coffee black?
- You're mature. - Yeah.
- Want one more cup? - Oh, I'm okay. Thanks.
- Indeed. - Yeah.
The Mont Blanc here is good. Would you like one?
I'm okay, thanks.
Yes, of course.
Oh no!
Good afternoon!
Good afternoon.
What the matter?
I see.
You're hesitant.
Sorry, I keep going on and on about myself.
I can't recognise faces,
so I feel uneasy if I don't keep talking.
Maybe you'll think I'm meddlesome...
It's okay, say what you want.
Does it...
have anything to do with the disease you had?
"Medical record: Endometriosis..."
Dr Miyama's?
It's a secret. She sneaked into here to see her mum's work.
Oh, interesting.
It's like the child is doing a class visit.
Entertaining her is quite important--
- "Entertain"? - It is!
I'll talk to her too.
- What... Wait a second! - What?
"Endometriosis"
I think my current boyfriend will say that it doesn't matter,
and we don't need to have children.
But is this what he really thinks?
Maybe there is another side to him.
- But... - I don't want that.
If we get married,
after five, ten years, he might cheat on me.
I'll probably think that I'm not good enough and give up.
I hate myself like this.
I see.
I understand how you feel.
However...
maybe surprisingly, you don't know yourself.
Yes?
When you've lived long enough,
sometimes a side of you that you had never thought of
might appear and surprise you.
Whether something you had decided firmly...
was actually good or not.
You might suddenly regret it afterwards.
Cells regenerate every single day.
What a person is composed of is totally different after a year.
The brain too.
The brain tends to think
the current situation and preference will continue forever.
But the future changes.
You change too.
You said I had to come today no matter what?
Yes.
Well, his mother had never come.
- Is that so? - Yes.
So Tamotsu now stays with you and you'll look after him?
Well...
He stays with me for some reason,
but his mum shifted the responsibility to me one-sided
and I'm here to talk to you about it today.
I'm discussing it with a child consultation centre,
and I'll send him there eventually.
Anyway, I won't bring you any trouble.
I see...
it must be disappointing for Tamotsu.
No, it won't be.
He didn't take to me at all.
But you're the first one to come to talk about him.
She hadn't come even once so far?
No.
You know...
His mother seemed busy too.
If I say it frankly, it's neglect.
There were signs of child neglect.
Anyway, she's the exact opposite of my current mother.
Both her looks and actions are.
There you go.
She always tells us to eat natural food.
She only eats organic vegetables,
and makes cookies for my brother who is 10 years younger.
No chemical fertilizer was used to grow the veggies,
and it's very healthy.
Enjoy your food.
Do you like it?
Yeah? Glad to hear that.
She is a good mother.
I doubt it.
She does it to satisfy herself
and rams it down my throat one-sided.
She just wants people to think she's nice.
Hey.
Try it. The Mont Blanc is tasty.
Thank you.
Did you have a fight with her?
I see.
That's why you ran away to your mum's home.
And I wanted to verify something too.
Verify?
My mum...
Did she actually abandoned me?
Of course she didn't.
I didn't abandon you!
I love you.
I still do, even if we live apart.
That's who I am.
You are right.
Right?
You too, huh?
I'll go to the hospital. Please look after him.
I think your mum skipped lunch again today.
Your mum's surgical skill is top-notch,
but she's excellent at seeing patients too.
Not many people can be as devoted as her.
Why don't you go and say hello?
It's okay, I'll be in her way.
We'll talk a lot after we go home.
- Yeah? - Thank you so much.
See you.
- Take care. - I will.
Dr Imadegawa, Dr Kuroiwa can be back at six o'clock.
Is that so? I have to think about the shifts.
It's unusual of you.
Why?
Even though she's Dr Miyama's daughter,
I thought you wouldn't meddle in her private life.
I have to know certain things too. You know, as a superior.
Oh?
It's my wife. She'll be angry if I don't answer in seconds.
Hello?
Doctor, I want to go out.
May I go get some fresh air?
But will you be okay?
I do want to get some exercise.
You startled me!
The future changes. You change too.
Doctor.
I...
Are you okay?
What's wrong?
- You feel cold? - No.
I didn't fall.
Eh?
Somebody pushed me down.
I gave her dexmedetomidine to make her sleep.
It's attempted murder if that is true.
Any confused memory?
More or less, but I don't think she lied at all.
She couldn't see his face because light shone from behind.
Any other clues?
He was wearing a necklace.
It was visible from his shirt's neckline.
Let's call the police.
"I think I was attacked."
Let's move her to the recovery room when it's available.
Wait a minute.
Many people came to visit, some came for days in a row.
Could the murderer have come to check if she remembers?
Doctors? Wait!
Who are you?
Nishikawa?
Miss Takino?
- Look for her. - Yeah.
Where are we going, Nishikawa?
Wait, where are you going?
Why are you running?
You're Nishikawa, right?
Run, Shoko!
Nishikawa?
Miss Takino!
Miss Takino?
Let go of me!
Go now! Hurry!
Miss Takino...
Doctor...
- Doctor... - Excuse me.
I'll touch you.
I'm sorry.
Wow, that was a disaster.
Anyway, I feel relieved they're all okay.
How is the boyfriend?
Fractured fifth rib on the left and slight subdural hemorrhage.
We'll see how it goes for a day or two,
but it shouldn't be serious.
In the end, it was because Miss Takino wasn't interested in him
after he had done so much for her, so he got jealous.
A man’s jealousy is frightening.
Yes indeed.
Hey, I'd like to ask something.
How did you know it was that guy at the end?
Because I was sure that my boyfriend was weaker.
Wow, you're terrible!
But you two are a nice couple.
Here he is.
I'm sorry, Mr Nishikawa.
No other ward is available today.
It's a special case.
Are you okay?
I should be the one to ask.
Are you okay?
Can you still not recognise me?
Not at all.
What the heck? I actually rescued you.
I prefer this.
Why?
Because you...
look more handsome now.
Really?
Are you serious?
Nice to meet you.
I look forward to our future.
Go home earlier today. You work too hard.
That's new!
The department head who drives me like a slave lets me go home.
I'll take up your kind offer, then!
By the way...
what will you do about the daughter who is staying with you now?
Send her back someday.
You make decisions too hastily.
I think you don't have to make your decision so soon.
Thank you for the advice. See you.
See you.
Have a good evening.
Dr Miyama did very well today too.
Yes, she did.
She handles the practical work
and you do the management.
That's what make Touto grow so big.
You're good partners.
We have been so far.
Yes?
It seems we have too many extra staff members.
Our other side always show up out of the blue.
It sometimes makes people fear...
Mrs Hanai is calling.
What? I'll get yelled at again?
- Oh, Dr Kozukue! - Yes?
Look at this! I can knit now!
She likes to knit, but she couldn't because of the numbness.
Now I can knit socks for my grandchild.
I see...
Thank you!
I have to thank you for this.
Thank you so much!
No, I just...
Doctor, you saved my life.
- I... - Thank you.
No... Oh?
Oh?
Wow!
Even you cry too?
It's empathy crying. Just on the verge of tears.
- Yeah? - Yes.
Yes?
Our other side...
sometimes surprises us.
However, that new side of us
makes our lives colorful.
- Why are you wearing an apron? - This way!
Ta-da!
I tried to make fish Sukiyaki.
I bought the sauce though. You love it, don't you?
Why? How did you know?
The snacks are rice crackers with fewer peanuts,
and salted squid guts.
Wait, what's this? What did you do?
Who told you?
Oh, don't worry about it!
You must be exhausted after today's work.
Have some liquor first!
- Thank you. - Okay.
- I'll go wash my hands. - Okay.
- Be quick! - Sure...
Please come again!
There you go.
It's been a while, Tatsuya.
Oh, I'm so jealous, Mr Maekawa.
You're still so in love after so many years.
I want a relationship like yours.
Who do I have a relationship with?
What? Who?
Do you make me say it on purpose?
Gosh! You're terrible!
- Okay, I give up! - What are you, a middle-aged man?
Okay, I'll do what you want.
Mr Maekawa, the person you love is...
your wife!
Right? Come on!
No.
The one I love is...
Her.
"Staff of Touto General Hospital Neurosurgery Department"
"Alien"?
It's called alien hand.
- He's in love with someone else. - But it's his arm.
Let him die. I won't give my consent for surgery.
It feels so bad that I'm not useful to anyone.
There is no time left. Dr Miyama, you too.
Me too?
In the end, an ordinary family is the most alien to us, right?
I just want to know more about Mr Kijima.
The adrenaline released during surgery
is gotten rid of with alcohol and perfume.
That's me, world-class Kuroiwa!