Team Batista no Eikou (The Glory of Team Batista) - Autumn 2008

Title: Team Batista no Eikou (The Glory of Team Batista)
O.A. Start Date: 14 October 2008
Timeslot: Tuesdays 10pm
Broadcaster: FujiTV / KTV
Original Novel written by: Kaidou Takeru
Scriptwriter: Goto Noriko
Theme song: Mamoritai mono - Aoyama Thelma


Cast:

Taguchi Kouhei - Itou Atsushi
Shiratori Keisuke - Nakamura Tooru
Kiryuu Kouichi - Ihara Takeshi
Ootomo Naomi - Shaku Yumiko
Himuro Kanichiro - Shirota Yuu
Kakiya Yuuji - Tsurumi Shingo
Narumi Ryo - Miyakawa Daisuke
Haba Takayuki - Toda Masahiro
Sakai Toshiki - Suzuki Yuuki

Storyline:

In Toujo University's affiliated hospital, there is a team which specializes in Batista surgeries and boasts of a 100% success rate. However, the occurence of 3 consecutive deaths during the Batista surgeries raises the question whether the cause is a medical malpractice or intentional murder. In comes Taguchi Kouhei, an internal medicine doctor of the hospital and Shiratori Keisuke, an officer from the Ministry of Health who come together to investigate the suspicious deaths.

*Note that there was a movie version made before this drama version. The movie starred Takeuchi Yuko in Taguchi's role (the novel set this role as a guy) and Abe Hiroshi in Shiratori's role.
*The ending for the drama will be different from the novel and movie.