After a series of failed operations that result in the patient's death, an internal investigation is initiated, led by a doctor named Taguchi and a brash government official.

However, for the film adaptation TBS suggested replacing the character with a young female resulting in Yūko Takeuchi being cast as in the role.

The film is based on an award-winning novel and its popularity resulted in roughly 25 movie studios and television networks fighting over adaptation rights, in the end TBS won out.

The Glorious Team Batista was in theaters on February 9, 2008 and became a commercial success, grossing 264 million yen from 284 screens its opening weekend.

[3] When The Glorious Team Batista was screened at the Udine Far East Film Festival, it received mediocre reviews.

Todd Brown of Twitch wrote: "The characters are stock at best, the story arc blandly predictable and the ending drawn out beyond reasonable bounds.