The Lone Scalpel (孤高のメス, Kokō no Mesu) is a 2010 Japanese medical drama film directed by Izuru Narushima.

The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 34th Japan Academy Prize.

[2][3][4] Critics praised Shinichi Tsutsumi's "always excellent" acting and Yui Natuskawa's "superbly modulated performance".

[3][4] Others criticized the story: "Though somewhat melodramatic, and with a highly convoluted story rife with subplots, the film has enough intensity to keep its momentum going.

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