Half a year has passed since the official approval of TOKYO MER. Kitami is racking his brains over the issue of a second doctor to replace Otowa, who has left the team in order to expand MER to ordinance-designated cities nationwide. Some members of the team want Hina to be promoted, but Otowa asserts that Hina should pursue her path of cardiovascular surgery. She felt the pressure that Hina could take Otowa's place, and she was troubled.
Ryohei Suzuki
Kota Kitami
Kento Kaku
Nao Otowa
Ayami Nakajo
Hina Tsurumaki
Nanao
Natsume Kuramae
Riisa Naka
Chiaki Takanawa
Yuriko Ishida
Azusa Akatsuka
Atsushi Ito
Tatsuya Aoto
Jun Kaname
Mikio Senju
Shinya Kote
Jiro Fuyuki
Hayato Sano
Motoichi Tokumaru
Tokyo MER: The Sumida River Mission is a drama, thriller film released in 2023 exploring themes of japan, tokyo, japan. Directed by Aya Matsuki, it stars Ryohei Suzuki, Kento Kaku, Ayami Nakajo. Half a year has passed since the official approval of TOKYO MER. Kitami is racking his brains over the issue of a second doctor to replace Otowa, who has left the team in order to expand MER to ordinance-designated cities nationwide. Some members of the team want Hina to be promoted, but Otowa asserts that Hina should pursue her path of cardiovascular surgery. She felt the pressure that Hina could take Otowa's place, and she was troubled.
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