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2015Returning SeriesDramaMystery
Synopsis
Kamura Yoichiro is a distinguished heart surgeon who had discovered the cure to rejuvenate aging failing hearts. However, Kamura is unaware of the side-effect of the cure that he had invented... the heart will rupture when it is over stimulated. Sakuma Kazuhisa is a bureaucrat who believes that the old are a problem to society. He feels that they are good-for-nothings who should be eliminated before they destroy the country. Suspecting Kamura's cure to have a negative side-effect, Sakuma plots to use it to achieve his nefarious objectives. Kuraki Rentaro was once a famous actor. His heart is failing, but he wishes to star in one last film before he dies, and so he opts for the procedure under Kamura.
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- 1. Episode 1Now viewing2015-10-1044mKamura (Kihei Shiina) is a cold-hearted elite doctor. While attracting attention for his groundbreaking new treatment to rejuvenate his aging heart, he is recruited by a shady bureaucrat, Sakuma (Kenichi Takifuji), to the National Neomedical Center. Kamura, who was assured of winning the university professor election, declines the invitation, but immediately after that, he becomes involved in a suspicious document spree accusing him of past medical errors. On the other hand, Kuraki (Tatsuya Nakadai), a famous national actor who is retired due to heart failure, is hospitalized in hopes of conducting a clinical trial on Kamura. Kamura and Kuraki had a secret...
- 2. Episode 22015-10-1744mYasaki, who seems to have succeeded in Kuraki's (Tatsuya Nakadai) clinical trial, is upset when it turns out that he has a side effect of a ruptured heart. Behind the scenes of Kuraki's "miraculous resurrection" attracting public attention, Kamura desperately tries to improve the side effects. However, the suspicious document fuss of medical errors is about to develop into a lawsuit, and the family is cornered by the offensive of Kimiko Matsuno (Maki Sakai), a lawyer on the bereaved family's side. Meanwhile, Sakuma (Kenichi Takifuji) recruits Kamura to the Neo Medical Center again and reveals a terrible plan.
- 3. Episode 32015-10-2444mKamura (Kihei Shiina) reveals the existence of side effects to the world so that his therapy will not be misused by Sakuma (Kenichi Takifuji). While doing his best to improve it, he moves to expose the insider with Sakuma who caused the suspicious document uproar. Meanwhile, Sakuma, who has lost the card that captures Kamura, keeps an eye on the fate of the medical malpractice lawsuit in order to seize a new weakness. Meanwhile, the plaintiff's lawyer, Kimiko (Maki Sakai), is trying to get to the heart of the matter by obtaining a surgical needle that Kamura has left behind in the patient's body.
- 4. Episode 42015-10-3144mAfter Sakuma (Kenichi Takifuji) holds evidence of his medical error cover-up, Kamura (Kihei Shiina) is transferred to the Neo Medical Center with his confidant Kitchen (Masahiro Komoto). He ostensibly cooperates in a large-scale clinical trial that causes heart ruptures in the elderly, but behind the scenes, he continues to research workarounds to ensure that no one dies. Meanwhile, Kuraki's (Tatsuya Nakadai) heart bursts into the countdown, and Kamura becomes impatient. He is furious with Kuraki for being so immersed in filming that he skips the inspection, but he hears an unexpected truth from Kuraki's wife, Akiko (Midoriko Kimura).
- 5. Episode 52015-11-0744mKamura's (Kihei Shiina) therapy has been completely taken over by Sakuma (Kenichi Takifuji) and used in a large-scale clinical trial that causes sudden death in the elderly. In addition, Sakuma involves Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Date (Hisaku Shimada) and others in moving to legislate the euthanasia bill. Meanwhile, Kamura tries to save Kuraki (Tatsuya Nakadai), who is about to rupture his heart, by surgery, but it is difficult to find a solution. - She finally confesses to Kuraki that their father and son were used by Sakuma. Hearing this, Kuraki goes to Sakuma alone.
- 6. Episode 62015-11-1444mAfter 3 months. The subjects of Kamura's (Kihei Shiina) therapy were about to reach the time limit of a heart rupture, but Sakuma's (Kenichi Takifuji) propaganda was steadily progressing, and public opinion was tilting in the direction of the ideal of "pokkuri death". Kamura obtains material from journalist Tamaki (Miwako Ichikawa) to crush Sakuma, but on the contrary, Sakuma is threatened by Sakuma about a medical error trial and is forced to make a deal. Kamura, who is in a predicament, takes an unexpected action. As a result, he was targeted for his life.
- 7. Episode 72015-11-2143mThe person who saved Kamura (Kihei Shiina) from the danger of his life was an unexpected person. As Sakuma's (Kenichi Takifuji) "Project Tenju" draws to a close as the euthanasia bill is about to be submitted to the Diet, some test subjects at the Neo Medical Center suddenly begin to be frightened by death, and the kitchen (Masahiro Komoto) and other staff members are upset. Deputy Secretary Hayashida (Kenta Satoi) tries to order the suspension of the clinical trial, but Sakuma is unable to move due to his weakness. Meanwhile, Kamura washes Sakuma's surroundings with Kimiko (Maki Sakai).
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Is Rupture available to watch online?
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How many seasons does Rupture have?
Rupture has 1 season and 7 episodes.
When did Rupture first air?
Rupture first aired in 2015.
Is Rupture still running?
Yes, Rupture is an ongoing series.
What genre is Rupture?
Rupture is classified as Drama, Mystery.