Thursday, May 21, 2009

Jdrama: Godhand Teru (J)

Last night, I started on this recently completed and short TBS Japanese drama titled - Godhand Teru. (watch Eng sub episodes)



Synopsis

The story revolves around a young (training) surgeon named Mahigashi Teru (Hiraoka Yuta, same actor who played the detective role in Kiina).

Apparently on his way back to Japan from USA with his lengendary father, a brilliant surgeon, thire plane crashed. With his father relentless and strong desire, Teru who had suffered from cardiac arrest was revived miraculously by his father. However, his father died at the scene after saving him, not before leaving a deep red palm print on Teru's chest. After he was saved, Teru heard a crying boy and witness him dying before him. Ever since, Teru became a great surgeon like his father, devoted to never letting a patient die before him.

The begining of the drama shows Teru to "unknowingly" have saved many people from a factory blast. Yet at the hospital where he was recruited in the "elite team of Valhara, Teru was viewed as clumsy and amateur suregon not befitting to join the elite team. However upon a chanced accident, Teru miraculous displayed his godlike hand with speed and accuracy and saved the little girl's life. Everytime a critical situation arise, Teru could feel his heartbeat change and some sort of transformation effect seemed to take place where he can hear the "screams of desire to live" by the patient.

The hospital director told Teru's mentor Kitame that he suspected Teru's father had transferred himself into Teru while desperately trying to save his son;s life. Hence under Teru, there has not been a single death under his watch and he like to see how Teru the miracle boy unfold and map his future.

Meanwhile at the hospital, there was another outstanding female surgeon Shinomiya Kozue, who desperately wants to prove her worth to her father. Initially, she thought little of Teru and viewed his success as "luck" and had disdain towards Teru's instinct. She believed a good suregon should only aim to possess great skills. In the process, her mentors and the director paired her with Teru hoping he would rub off his passion and belief onto her and change her.

While some parts like the CGI part are unnecessary, its still a relatively interesting drama to watch. Kaname Jun (who is acting as Fuu in Atashinchi) is playing the role as Shinomiya Ren, Kozue's brother who seem to have secret agenda or was he trying to protect his sister?

As I have only watched up to episode 5. I have 1 more epi to catch go. It dosnt have a heavy nor sad content, I think it will be relatively enjoyable if one watch it with no expectations, and not comparing it with other medical series out there like ER or G.A or even Medical Team Dragon. When it reached ep5 i was quite excited to know the ending..just surprised they kept it so short though.

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