HELLO BLACK JACK (Black Jack ni Yoroshiku)
Based on a comic book serial of the same name, this story of an intern and the various problems and contradictions in the medical community has set comic book sales records. Saito Eijiro (Tsumabuki Satoshi) is a graduate of the prestigious Eidai Medical School, and is sent to intern at Eidai Hospital. There, under the supervision of Dr. Shiratori (Miura Tomokazu), he trains hard along with Dekune (Kato Koji) and Munekata (Matsuo Masatoshi). Life is arduous for an intern, and many have to take on other part-time jobs to supplement their meager salaries. Eijiro chooses to work at Seido Hospital, run by surgeon Dr. Hattori (Ogata Ken). Eijiro likens the OR to a battleground. He encounters many obstacles he must overcome along his way to becoming a full-fledged doctor.
