In this made-for-television movie, director Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa brought together Fujita Makoto and Masahiro Takashima for the remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard! A physician and his assistant work desperately to save lives in the face of budget cutbacks at their clinic.

• Masahiro Takashima
• Gin Maeda
• Makoto Fujita
• Aiko Nagayama
• Isao Hashidume