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| Original Title | 赤ひげ診療譚 |
|---|---|
| Author | 山本 周五郎 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Young physician Noboru Yasumoto, ambitious and disdainful, longs for a prestigious career, not the humble charity clinic where he grudgingly serves. He despises the coarse medical coat, a symbol of the selfless path he resists. Yet, a peculiar patient—Sahachi, a cartwright—begins to subtly shift Noboru’s cynical worldview, nudging him toward a deeper purpose. Just as Noboru starts to embrace his calling, his past—a broken engagement and formidable family expectations—erupts, threatening to reclaim him. Meanwhile, the clinic faces crippling budget cuts, and a shocking discovery in the impoverished slum hints at a long-buried secret connected to Sahachi. Caught between personal ambition, the demands of the powerful, and the raw suffering of his patients, Noboru must confront what it truly means to heal. What devastating truth will Sahachi’s story reveal about sacrifice and atonement, and where will Noboru ultimately find his own humanity? |
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