No.of Epis: 11Year/TV Station: 2008/KTV & FujiTV
Cast:
Ito Atsushi ~ Taguchi Kohei
Nakamura Toru ~ Shiratori Keisuke
Shirota Yu ~ Himuro Koichiro
Shaku Yumiko ~ Otomo Naomi
Ihara Tsuyoshi ~ Kiryu Kyoichi
Synopsis: (from Dramawiki)
There exists a legendary team of surgical experts in Tojo University Hospital that specializes in the Batista procedure - one of the most difficult cardiac surgeries with the survival rate only at 60%. Ever since its formation, this team has shocked the country by having 27 consecutive post-operative successes, virtually unheard of in the medical community. They basked in the glory until three of the most recent procedures resulted in consecutive deaths on the operating table. Taguchi, a psychosomatic medicine specialist, has been entrusted with the investigation but is in over his head because of his soft nature and having to deal with skills beyond his realm of expertise. Then arrives Shiratori, a cocky Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare investigator. He not only labels Taguchi naive, but speaks with confidence that this is a murder, and the murderer is within this team of elites.
Slacker's review:
It's about Batista again, seems quite boring as I had already seen enough of it through "Iryu" series. Well, so why did i watch this drama? It's a mystery drama in a hospital setting, which is quite uncommon. I thought the drama was alright, but it didn't get me excited enough to know who the killer was until the first person died. Haha! "Team Batista" cld be rather boring as the two lead tried to figure out what's gg on while the secret msgs and hints didn't even intensify the mysterious atmosphere. In regards to who the killer or killers involved, the plot was unpredictable as we couldn't get much hints beforehand. Well, at least they didn't try to make the guessing game easy la (which I really disliked..coz' there's no fun.) Also, when the truth started to unfold, it was quite surprising for me. Totally unexpected. There were a few "truths" to be told la, which wld lead to the reason for murder. So, though the drama tend to be quite dry, the development of the plot was still quite interesting.
Cast wise, most of them are very experienced..I like the chemistry b/w Ito and Nakamura! It's so fun to see Nakamura making fun of Ito each time. The other more well-known cast like Shirota and Shaku were only the support cast la, but performance wise...I think they're not too bad.
Themesong "Mamoritai Mono" by Aoyama Thelma is really quite a nice song.
Overall, it's still quite a gd production by KTV. However, not everybody will like such a theme. So, if you have the time, do give "Team Batista no Eiko" a try.
