01x05 - Episode 5

[bunniefuu]

You went through so much pain

to give birth to her.

- You should be her mother.

- I disagree.

What are you thinking? You're an idiot!

It was your fault you got pregnant,

and gave birth,

you could just dump her

but she's too cute?

You idiot! Think!

Stop it!

It was August

when you were born.

That same year in December,

I was taken to a hospital in New Orleans.

- The baby was

- I've heard enough.

That baby

Yoko is mine.

Children born into this world unwanted

suffer their whole life from that pain!

Don't forget that.

What're you talking about?

The Okayaman dialect

Who are you talking about?

What are you trying to say?

If you want to say something just say it!

Mayu!

- Where are you? Answer me, Mayu!

- You need to leave!

This is an authorized personnel only zone!

- Shut up!

- Hide!

Move!

I told you, she's not here!

I told you to move!

- Where's Mayu?

- She's not here!

This is Kabukicho in Shinjuku.

The largest entertainment district

in East Asia.

What do you want? We'll call the police!

Hostess bars, host clubs, girls bars

Hang on.

and other legal entertainment

establishments line the street.

Anybody can live it up safely.

Can an off-duty policeman make arrests

Kabukicho where people

of every ethnicity gather and

languages from all over are spoken.

Shut up!

"Off-duty policemen

can only arrest someone in the act."

Okay, excuse me

What are you doing?

Okamoto, stop it! You could get hurt!

Who are you?

You wanna fight?

Calm down, sir

Calm down

Mayu!

Hold on. Wait

Woah, that hurts!

- Hold on!

- as*ault! You're under arrest!

Move! Ouch

Ouch

How did this happen?

It's nothing. It was self-inflicted.

Try bending your knee.

Ouch

He has tetanus.

The toxins will spread all over your body,

your jaw will go numb,

and you'll start to slur your words.

Could it also be a flesh-eating bacteria?

A flesh-eating bacteria?

Inside my leg?

If the bacteria spreads,

it could cause sepsis

which will lead to death due to

Multiple Organ Failure.

You must be joking

No way

- Help me!

- If you want to live

We'll have to

cut it off, right?

Absolutely not!

This is St. Magokoro Hospital,

located in an obscure part of Kabukicho.

It is also known as

Don't!

SHINJUKU FIELD HOSPITAL

Several days later

Mayu filed a criminal complaint

against her mother's boyfriend.

I told you, no comment!

- I'm from the Weekly Seijutsu

- Stop filming! Give me your business card!

- Is it true you sexually assaulted your

- I'll call the police!

Well, once he's arrested,

his face won't be blurred anymore.

You didn't have to treat his wound.

Because I'm a doctor.

It was just a festered wound in the end.

How many years will he get?

Sexual offence charges can be

up to ten years in prison, but

That's so short!

In the US, sexual offense

is given a maximum of 30 years in prison!

If it's less than three years,

he might be let out on probation.

Does that mean he can come find us?

No, that won't happen.

There'll be a restraining order.

By the way What did she mean?

Pale-Face

what was she on about the other day?

Pale-Face?

Is she talking about Hazuki?

You call her "Pale-Face"?

Pale-Face woman with a pale face.

Like a white rabbit.

Children born into this world unwanted

suffer their whole life from that pain!

Don't forget that.

She's talking about us.

No, I think she was mainly

talking about herself.

Why would Hazuki have suffered?

Her father dotes upon her!

Pale-Face

The black-hearted woman, Shirayaki

- She's still going.

- Who knows what Hazuki's suffering from?

No, I know.

And I'm the last person here

who should know about it.

Yet I found out first.

So, what are you going to do?

Of course, I will tell

Yoko everything at some point.

If you tell her,

you'll be playing right into

the Jazz Lady's hands!

- Did you not pay her palimony?

- Stop it!

- Not in front of Hazuki!

- Money's everything in these situations!

Cash! Cash would solve all issues!

If you told me, I would've helped you out!

This wouldn't have happened

if you weren't such a cheapskate!

- What do you mean?

- I mean

That b*tch can blackmail you,

use you, and Oh.

Wow, Keizo!

You turned into a fine man!

Let me see your face properly!

Hello. Nice to see you again.

It's been 42 years!

I heard you're super successful!

I'm so jealous!

No, not at all

Your beauty hasn't changed at all.

Being successful in real estate

thanks to parents' money must be so nice.

- Shut up you greedy old b*tch!

- You good-for-nothing thug!

Stop it you two!

Let's sit down and hear

what the director has to say.

- That's why we're all here today.

- Yeah.

I'm going to ask Yoko to be my successor.

We haven't sat down yet

You can't. That's out of the question.

What?

- Shall we go downstairs?

- Huh?

Oh, it's already one o'clock.

- But

- I have to go, too. I'm meeting my mom.

Let's chat for a bit longer!

You're the only one

who thinks your stories are funny.

It's not because she's a great doctor.

She's rough and she can be rude, too.

However The thing is

That's what makes her interesting.

Right, Ms. Shiraki?

Don't you agree?

What will happen to me when you die

and Dr. Yoko takes your place?

Figure that out after I'm dead.

I'll probably be fired.

She thinks so little of me.

- Damn it!

- That won't happen!

What's required from Magokoro's director

is not financial or political power!

What's needed is the correct attitude

towards saving patients' lives!

- She has that trait and the credentials.

- She's not exactly qualified, though!

- Hey

- Sorry, but no.

I can't take in anything you say.

I keep seeing Mom's face,

and it's irritating

that you're just silent.

Let me just say one thing, in that case.

You're talking as if Yoko's aiming

to become the next director,

but she obviously gets to have a choice,

right?

- She has the right to refuse.

- What?

What are you saying?

- Ricchan

- She's actually an elite.

For you guys,

this hospital might be your parents'

important legacy to protect.

But she has no obligations to work at

this filthy little bottom-feeder hospital

that doesn't even pay well!

- Is something wrong?

- Stop it.

Out of my way!

She wasn't so pale just now.

Looked like a red fox.

ST. MAGOKORO HOSPITAL

TAKAMINE TORU

- You're a Takamine, too?

- Yes.

The social worker

you met with is my cousin.

She is currently

- Happiness will come to you!

- Ms. Hazuki!

Ms. Hazuki!

Bring more champagne, good-looking!

Good-looking! You're all good-looking!

Too many good-looking men here. I'm bored!

I want to see a normal face

someone like Ben Wada.

- Ben Wada!

- Ben Wada!

- Ben Wada!

- Yeah!

She's not feeling well so I came instead.

I see.

Ms. Miyashima, have you decided

where you're relocating to?

I'm searching but I'm having

a hard time finding a good location.

The restraining order

only lasts for a year.

I strongly recommend moving

while it is still being enforced.

There's also

The option to keep her in

the child care center until she graduates.

I want a restart, just the two of us.

Sure, we will have financial issues,

but I don't have a lot of time left

to be her mother.

We only have each other,

so I want to confront the past

and repent what I've done.

So you're planning to take her out

of the child care center?

Yes.

Our place is closer to her high school.

What do you think, Mayu?

I'm going to change.

- Did you get a new phone?

- What?

Don't play dumb.

Did you get a new phone?

You haven't, have you?

Sorry.

He'll be able to contact you.

And you'll answer.

He can't use his phone

while he's detained.

You're not planning to move.

You've run out of time.

Your time as a mother is done.

You're too late!

You no longer saw me as your daughter,

anyway.

So I stopped too.

Give me a break.

You want to be a mom?

Sorry.

I can never see you as my mom

unless I have memory loss.

Family? What family?

Me and you? We're not a family anymore!

You, me, and that b*stard, we're all sick!

How do you not see it?

The illness sets in when we are together,

so we have to live our lives separately!

Get a new phone! Move houses!

You're such an idiot!

- Hurry up and learn your lesson!

- Mayu!

Mayu!

I'm so pathetic.

My child is yelling at me

and I'm not even upset.

I'm so pathetic.

That was rough.

Mayu was acting more like a mother.

True.

She needed to get it all out

to end the relationship completely.

In any case

I hope Mayu feels a bit better.

She kept everything to herself

and suffered for so long.

And there are many others

who are still suffering,

not being able to tell anyone.

Can I

come clean too?

Huh?

What is it?

Mai!

I mean Wait, are you?

No, we can't

Oh!

It's not like that! No!

It's really not! No!

It wasn't like that!

It's not what you think.

She's Yoko's mom,

and they are both terrible drunks

No, not that.

No?

Nope.

Let's go eat something.

Wait

Really?

By the winter of 2024

Your insurance card

and your My Number card will link up.

- So when you go get medical

- Kuroki.

Aoki. Ooki.

Roppongi! Bijogi!

It's Shiraki!

There's someone in the lobby.

Oh, that's Shige.

He lives in Suzume Park. He's homeless.

He comes here to cool off.

It is ridiculously hot tonight.

He's pretending to be a sick patient,

the IV drip isn't actually connected.

We're the only hospital

kind enough to let him stay.

Want to examine him?

He might smell a bit.

But he's friendly.

Shige.

This is Dr. Yoko Nishi, our surgeon.

- Are you poor?

- Hey, stop.

Don't ask that!

Sorry, Miss.

The new benches at the park are arched.

What is this?

A bench.

It's arched! Completely arched!

I think that depends on who looks at it.

It can resemble an uncut kamaboko.

Just try sitting on it.

- Really get comfortable.

- Huh?

See?

It's called, "The Meanie Bench."

It's designed to prevent

people sleeping on it.

You guys are trying

to eliminate the homeless.

We get complaints about the drunks

being loud in the park at night,

or that children feel unsafe in the park.

We had no choice!

But you got rid of the children

as well as a result of these benches!

- Tell that to the local government.

- You know what?

It was my first time

being stood up on a date.

I never said I'll go!

Wait, that was a date?

Pick them up.

- What?

- Shareholder discount coupons.

Usable at all cinemas

and restaurants in Shinjuku anytime.

- Why do you have these?

- Because I'm a shareholder, of course!

I don't get it, are you upset with me

or are you inviting me out again?

You haven't told him yet.

Toru?

About you?

I can't find the right time

Alright, I'll tell him!

Hang on, I'm a police officer.

Oh, Mai?

Wait, what's with that reaction?

Like she's just some girl you knew?

- You lost interest?

- What happened?

Nothing. I guess I just lost interest.

She's just not number one

on my heart's best ten list anymore.

I kind of miss those days when

she had no interest in me.

But so soon?

Yeah, all you two did

was hold hands for a bit.

It's like going to Kushikatsu Tanaka

and getting full on cabbage!

She's too serious.

She's great but she's too good a person.

She's just not very interesting, you know?

Hmm? What is it?

- Nothing!

- What?

If you don't like her then it's all good.

Toru!

If you're free tonight, we can practice

how to do a thoracostomy.

- Great! Yes, please.

- Maybe practice using a sheath, too.

If you can use it, it'll be very helpful.

Right, for any future ECMO cases.

No, we can't use an ECMO at Magokoro!

Still, it'll be helpful if he knows

basic emergency medical care.

Please teach me!

What was that?

You're acting like a little puppy!

No way

Is your new number one possibly

Dr. Yoko?

- Was it obvious?

- Wait, what?

You never told us! Since when? How come?

Well

So, remember the other day when

we did the cardiac tamponade operation?

She

I felt her boobs!

- Are you a middle schooler?

- She does do a lot of physical contact!

Does she? Really?

Yokoyama!

Tajima!

- From the back?

- Well, she's American so it's natural.

- It's nice to see.

- Really?

Numata!

Yokoyama!

Yokoyama!

Why didn't she hug me?

It does make me feel more motivated.

Like, you want to make her happy.

Exactly!

She always puts her patients' lives first.

She's rough but doesn't show

any hesitation. It's so cute!

- She's bilingual with a dialect.

- She's getting popular among patients.

From small kids to the elderly,

so many people ask for Dr. Yoko.

If she saves someone's life again

I might accidentally propose.

CAN COUSINS MARRY?

"As long as you're cousins

in the fourth degree,

you can marry them."

The fourth degree

THE TAKAMINE FAMILY

Zero.

TORU - KEIZO

One.

KEIZO - YOSUKE

Two.

YOSUKE - KEISUKE

Three.

KEISUKE - YOKO

Four.

Oh, it's okay then.

Director, can I ask you something?

Wow, are you studying?

Yes. Six months left

until the national exam.

Shiraki! Can you stay, too?

I'm not Shiraki!

No, hang on. I am Shiraki.

Were you trying to trick me?

What is a, "My Number Insurance Card?"

The government is trying to link up

people's ID numbers to the insurance card.

- They're not linked up yet?

- Exactly. We're pretty behind.

No You're quite ahead, actually.

Ahead? How?

So expensive.

- Huh? What? I don't understand.

- Basically

she says Japan's lucky that it's full

of elderly and low-income individuals.

That's not what I said!

Translate properly!

Anything else you wanted to ask us?

Why is it free

to use the ambulance in Japan?

Ah, yes, it's not free in the US.

So expensive.

That's why we only use it

for patients in critical condition.

Patients who come to Magokoro

all come in an ambulance.

But they're not always

in critical condition.

It's because it's free!

Well, not exactly bravo.

It's paid with our tax money.

People call the ambulance so casually

that only 50 percent of the ambulance

users are in critical condition.

- Who decides the patients' condition?

- The ambulance attendants.

They don't want

to underestimate the severity

in case the condition worsens,

so they send them to critical care.

So critical care centers are always full,

and those who get refused there,

get sent to secondary

emergency care like ours.

- There should be something in between.

- Huh?

In-between?

Magokoro can be that in-between

if we get better equipment

and increase the number of doctors.

- It's not that easy!

- Ms. Shiraki.

The rich and the poor

can be treated at a hospital equally.

Ambulances are free.

Not many countries are like this.

Japanese doctors

should feel proud of these things.

Stand tall!

Yes!

Yes?

The thing is

we used to perform operations and

we even had inpatients staying overnight.

But at some point, we stopped

and just accepted it.

It's not your fault, Keisuke.

I did become servile, though.

I could've done more.

But I didn't even realize it

until Yoko pointed out.

Once the sheath is in, take out the tube

and the guidewire at the same time.

- Now just sew it up.

- Okay.

It's been two months

since she joined our team,

and Magokoro now has the same

atmosphere as when we were called,

"The Red Beard of Kabukicho."

You looked after soldiers

in warzones before this, right?

What did you say to the soldiers

who you knew wouldn't make it?

I guess those situations

are only in movies.

Sorry.

The human body

does not give up on life

until the last breath.

Which is why I don't give up,

nor console them.

One thing I do is

Laughter's said to boost

your immune system.

It tricks the brain and it creates

chemicals that help you recover.

For example

You look so silly.

You try!

How do I look?

If we both do it, we can't see each other!

- Try again!

- Squinty eyes?

ST. MAGOKORO HOSPITAL

Old man! Wake up!

Shige-ji!

This feels amazing.

Thank you so much!

It's me, Toru.

Thank you for today.

Is she asleep?

I'm clocking out.

- What?

- Huh?

Oh, sorry to startle you.

Yoko said I can sleep here.

You scared me.

TWO WEEKS LATER

Once your My Number card

is linked to your insurance card,

there will be countless benefits!

Of course, it's not a perfect plan.

But we will solve the issues one by one!

We promise you this!

Now, please give it up

for my friend and ally,

State Minister of Defense

Kazuya Kawashima,

who kindly came to offer support!

LET'S MAKE JAPAN A HEALTHY

AND PROSPEROUS NATION!

Emergency care needed! Male in his 60s,

unemployed, no fixed address.

He collapsed on the street

so a passer-by called an ambulance.

He is conscious and requested

to come to our hospital.

- Ready?

- One, two, three!

Shige, can you hear us?

How are you feeling?

Do you know where you are?

Yokoyama, switch!

- Okay.

- He could hold a conversation earlier?

Yes. He's the one

who requested to come here.

Looks like heatstroke.

Let's put him on an IV.

I can hear a heart murmur.

- His medical record?

- Sorry?

Hang on, has he ever been

a patient of ours?

No, he hasn't.

He just comes in

to cool down and that's it.

So no medical records.

His oxygen saturation level

is at 70 percent!

- What?

- No way!

Pneumonia?

- Toru, he needs assisted ventilation!

- Yeah!

If oxygen saturation doesn't rise,

we'll intubate him!

Prepare for the CT scan!

- Okay!

- Yes!

Shiraki, call the critical care centers!

What, why?

I thought it was only heatstroke!

- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

- Indeed.

- His breathing is getting worse!

- Critical care centers are full!

Everywhere's full

with heatstroke patients!

The left ventricle is barely moving.

It could be myocarditis.

- Is there anything we can do?

- His blood pressure's dropping.

Shige wanted to come to our hospital.

He needs an ECMO to survive.

- ECMO

- Ms. Shiraki, find a place with an ECMO!

Doesn't matter where.

He needs it as soon as possible!

- Okay!

- All we can do is hope he lasts till then.

What is it?

Maybe we can find information

about his family, his insurance card,

or his mobile phone!

Is this his grandson?

I just realized that

we don't know anything about Shige.

Is his actual name Shigeru,

or could it be Shigemori?

Not Alone!

He often came

for the free food and supplies!

Found it!

He's signed it as Kosuke Nojima,

69 years old.

There are his emergency contacts, too.

Do you want me to call them?

His name wasn't even Shige.

I knew that.

The nickname came from

the baseball player Shigeo Nagashima.

They are both born on February 20th.

Same as Nicole Fujita.

- What's up with Shige?

- One critical care center accepted us!

- And they have one ECMO left!

- Yes!

Let's transfer him now!

But it's in Kachidoki

Kachidoki?

- Are you sure about this?

- They said to bring him.

Will he last till then?

Oh, I didn't realize it was Shige!

Shige! What happened?

One, two, three!

Shige! Hold on, okay?

- I need someone with me!

- I'll go!

- You can do it, Shige!

- Thanks, you two!

- We're rooting for you, Shige!

- Okay!

Okay, go!

- Thank you.

- Please take care of him!

Shige!

Those at the beach were enjoying the sun

The highest temperature recorded today

was 39.6℃ in Kumagaya City, Saitama.

In Gunma, they recorded

the highest temperature of 39.5℃.

It certainly was an extremely hot day.

This is breaking news.

State Minister of Defense, Mr. Kawashima,

fell ill while he was making a speech

and it is reported

that he was sent to an ER.

According to a source,

he was making a speech in Kabukicho.

His blood pressure

and heart rate keeps dropping.

Hey, Shige-ji

KACHIDOKI BRIDGE

Stop right there!

Sorry, please stop there!

EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE CENTER

We came from

St. Magokoro Hospital in Shinjuku.

Male in his 60s with myocarditis.

I'm sorry but could you please

make way for the one behind you?

Hey, what's happening?

We arrived here first!

Oxygen saturation is 73 percent!

His pulse feels weak.

- Get ready to do CPR!

- Okay!

- One, two, three!

- One, two, three!

We're moving now!

Entering the cath lab!

This way.

The patient from Shinjuku

with myocarditis?

Oxygen saturation is at 70 percent,

and his pulse is weak. Please hurry.

We asked to use the ECMO.

Let's cannulate right away!

One, two, three!

The ECMO is ready.

It's the last one we have.

Sterilize the groin area!

I can do it.

- Dr. Arai.

- Huh?

The VIP patient is in cardiac arrest.

Hang on a minute!

- What about the sheath?

- I'll do it!

- But

- I've learned how to do it recently.

It's the director's order.

Hey, what are you doing? We need to hurry!

There's no other way to say this.

We cannot give our ECMO to him.

I'm really sorry but we have a patient

who arrived right before you

with a myocardial infarction,

and he's now in cardiac arrest.

We arrived here first!

As I've already mentioned,

we only have one ECMO left.

We have to prioritize that patient

as he is in a more critical state.

- Cardiac arrest.

- Give an adrenaline shot!

Cardiac arrest! He needs CPR!

We were here first!

Shige!

You're a doctor so you must understand

who should be the priority in terms

of their importance in society.

No, I don't. What are you trying to say?

Even if we save his life

and he gets back into society,

he can't contribute much.

You mean you abandon

the chance to save people like him?

- Of course, we'll try our best

- Then bring the ECMO back!

Excuse me

but he's an unidentified homeless man.

- Come on, Shige!

- Let's go.

Shige-ji!

If spontaneous circulation doesn't return,

we'll at least be present at his deathbed.

Shige!

You can do it! Shige!

Pause for a rhythm check.

- He's still in cardiac arrest.

- Let me.

We should've stayed at Magokoro!

We could've done more for him!

Shige-ji

Shige-ji

- Systolic deflation.

- Ready.

Inserting

Cannulation, done.

Shige-ji Shige-ji!

Dr. Yoko

He's starting to regain

spontaneous circulation.

Shige-ji!

Shige-ji

Dr. Yoko?

- You're laughing way too much!

- The immune system

we need to trick his brain!

That's why you're laughing?

If we laugh,

it will make Shige-ji laugh, too!

Then his brain will send chemicals

What are you doing?

- Is she riding him?

- She's doing CPR!

- She's a doctor, don't worry!

- This is Shige I mean Mr. Nojima's

I'm his son!

I got a call

I didn't know you were in Kabukicho, Dad!

I'm a taxi driver,

so I drive around that area quite often.

Why, Dad?

I haven't seen you in years!

You didn't even come to Mom's funeral!

You're such a fool!

- Wait!

- Huh?

Can I do it?

- Okay.

- Thank you.

- Stronger!

- Okay.

Mai. Toru. Copper. Laugh!

Just do what she says!

Laugh! Come on!

Pause for a rhythm check.

Look.

Wow

Oh

He's smiling.

Time of death 8:04 p.m..

Thank you.

Dr. Yoko?

Shige-ji

It was the first patient death that Yoko

had to watch since arriving in Japan.

She fought hard for him

as she always does.

Kosuke Nojima, known as Shige-ji.

He was born in 1955,

in Ibaraki prefecture.

He played baseball with the school team.

After graduating high school,

he wanted to be a chef.

Huh?

Are we leaving?

It's only eight o'clock.

We'll soon be busy

with emergency patients.

- But his son's here.

- Let's take our time to say goodbye

That's not what doctors do.

You stay, we're leaving.

- Toru.

- Uh yes!

Thank you!

This is the best we can do, I think.

I can't think of any other ways

to commemorate him.

I don't understand her.

She can be so unsentimental,

but she's also very affectionate.

It's okay to be both.

Yeah.

The value of people's lives

is truly equal to her.

She hates it

when they're not treated equally.

She'll probably cry

even if a m*rder*r dies.

- Yeah.

- For sure.

Where's Dr. Yoko today?

It's Dr. Arai.

- Excuse us.

- Hey!

I'm sorry about this.

Can I talk to you for a minute?

What can I do for you?

I'm sorry to disturb you. She's a surgeon.

She's uh

I see. I really appreciate it.

Yes.

Many of them.

Elderly, poor people

Please don't exclude them

from this society.

Don't try to copy everything

that the US does.

Japan should have its own system

to protect their people's lives.

Mr. Kawashima

is the State Minister of Defense.

Is that so?

But you are right.

There's no need

to copy everything that the US does.

I'll keep a note of that.

Thank you very much.

This is Kabukicho in Shinjuku.

Everyone can feel safe here,

in the biggest entertainment

district in East Asia.

- What's wrong?

- Toru.

Why didn't you tell me?

Dad?

Did my brother tell you to keep quiet?

I asked Hazuki to look into it!

Veterans certificate and a certificate

for passing the American national exam.

That's all the credentials she has!

In other words

she's unlicensed.

SHINJUKU GOLDEN GAI

- Ouch!

- You should go to a hospital.

I don't care that you and my dad

have a master-sl*ve relationship.

- It might be advanced cancer

- Who are you?

I'm a great savior

and I'm here to save your life!

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