As some of you know, one of my all-time favorite dramas is the 2015 Yui Aragaki mystery show “Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku” about the spritely private investigator who, due to an event in her past, cannot make new memories and whose mind resets at the end of each day.
In that same vein, we have the new medical drama “Unmet: Diary of a Brain Surgeon”, starring Hana Sugisaki as Miyabi Kawauchi, a young woman who, on the cusp of becoming a promising brain surgeon, is involved in an accident which blots out not only the last two years of her life but the inability to retain new memories of the day.
Like Okitegami Kyoko, Miyabi awakens to a bunch of scribbled notes and signs intent on “catching her up” on what she needs to know to go to work and get through the day, and just like Okitegami, also tells herself, “For me, I have only today.”
Such a similar set-up, however, whereas Okitegami was a fun, comedic romp, Unmet is very sombre, heartfelt and heartwrenching drama, full of all the pitfalls and tragedies not only the patients but the medical staff themselves have to go through.
Despite her condition, thanks to the care of the Hospital president Osako (Arata Iura), Miyabi still works at the hospital along with people she knew before the accident and can remember.Her role, however, is no longer a neurosurgeon but merely an assistant nurse.
She is content with the life, but this all gets shaken up with the arrival of a newcomer to the Hospital. His name is Sanpei Tomoharu (Ryuya Wakaba) and he is the hospital’s appointed new neurosurgeon.
As he is a new face to the team, it takes awhile for Miyabi to get him filed away in her huge book of notes, but as they interact, Sanpei notices her immense skill in diagnosing patients and explaining procedures to them, and, upon watching her practice under the microscope, sees her operating skills as sharp as ever.
Wanting a competent second paired with him during procedures, Sanpet makes a motion to begin putting her back in the operating room as a practicing surgeon, but many balk at this, including Medical Safety Officer Reiko Tsubata (Michiko Kichise), who feels Kawauchi’s lack of memory retention is detrimental to the patients care.
There are pros and cons on both sides to the case, but when Osako himself also admits that he thinks it’s time Miyabi got back to work as a practicing surgeon, they make an exception for her to attend the operating procedures while they are in effect.
But convinced about Kawauchi’s natural talent, Sanpei steps aside mid-procedure and has Miyabi herself finish the surgery. His judgement, sound, Miyabi finishes the operation in record time, amazing everyone with her speed and skill!It seems that, due to this Dr. Sanpei entering Kawauchi’s life, things will finally begin moving, and even her own personal outlook towards the future has become a little bit brighter!But not all are happy with Sanpei's arrival at the hospital.Medic Hoshimae (Yudai Chiba), curious about this mysterious newcomer to the hospital, has uncovered a photo from his past…one in which MIYABI herself was once a part of! Just WHO is this Doctor Sanpei, really? And what is his connection to Miyabi, her past and her predicament? Only time, it seems, will tell.....
Must say this was a real RIVETING first episode- I was completely glued to my seat throughout the entire show and am already champing at the bit to see what develops from this point on!Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
