The final episode of the Fuji TV Monday Getsuku drama "Delinquent to Doctor ", starring Kanna Hashimoto , aired on March 23rd. The ending for Koonha (Hashimoto) and Nakata ( Osamu Mukai) brought viewers to tears.
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After falling and hitting his head, Nakata lost consciousness and was rushed to Odaiba Bay Area Medical Center. Nakata was suffering from a meningioma, and his life was in danger unless he underwent surgery. Koonha tried to persuade him to have the surgery, but Nakata refused, saying, "It's the end of the line for a neurosurgeon if they lose their sight. If I can't continue being a doctor, there's no point in living. I'm no longer worth anything if I'm not a doctor."
In response to Nakata, Koonha, who has experienced the loss of a close friend, spoke with conviction, saying, "I only realized after losing someone that death means losing all irreplaceable time." She added, "If Professor Nakata were to pass away, there would be many people who feel the same way. I feel that way too. Everyone who has worked with him up until today feels that way too."
When Koonha was a hardcore delinquent, she was rushed to the hospital after a motorcycle accident and her life was saved by Nakata. "Now it's my turn to save your life, Doctor. Dr. Nakata, you are my hope. So please live and become a source of hope for even more people," she pleaded forcefully, to which Nakata replied, "I understand," and agreed to undergo surgery.
The story then moved to a scene one year after Nakata's surgery. When Koonpa visited the university, she found Nakata giving a lecture wearing sunglasses. He had a white cane beside him and appeared to have lost his sight, as he awkwardly searched for his smartphone when it sounded an alarm.
At the end of his lecture, Nakata offered words of encouragement to the students aspiring to become doctors, saying, "Each of you probably has an ideal image of the doctor you want to become. But that's impossible. You can't become the perfect doctor you envision. That's because doctors are just ordinary people. However, you can become someone's hope."
On social media, comments included: "I was bawling my eyes out. I'm so glad Nakata-sensei is safe," "'I can be someone's hope' - it made me cry," "I'm sad that Yandoku is ending," "It's a little sad that Nakata-sensei ended up like that, but I guess it's good that he's able to move on to a new life," and "Nakata-sensei's words were really cool and I was deeply moved!"
The drama is a medical entertainment series about Konoha Tagami, a delinquent girl who, after the accidental death of her best friend, studies intensely and becomes a neurosurgeon, bringing a breath of fresh air to the medical field. The script is written by Nonji Nemoto, who also wrote the script for the NHK Asadora drama "Omusubi," which starred Hashimoto.
