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In Hand

In Hand (インハンド) is medical manga by artist Acato Ao first published on March 2013. It was adapted to TV dorama in 2019, mainstarring Yamashita Tomohisa.
Synopsis
Parasitologist Himokura Tetsu secludes himself in his home and lab which he converted from an enormous botanical garden located in the outskirts of Tokyo, where he does research on his favorite parasites as he pleases. He’s an oddball who’s anti-social and extremely sadistic, but he’s man of extensive knowledge with the brain of a genius. The fact that he is fitted with a robotic right hand is also a unique characteristic.
One day Makino Tomoe, a beautiful official from the Science Medical Response Office, appears in front of Himokura to request his assistance in responding to a potential outbreak of Chagas’ disease. Himokura, who only wanted to be left alone to do the research that he loved, flatly refused to cooperate with a government official. But he bites on a certain condition of exchange proposed by Makino and ends up cooperating. Himokura and Makino visits the doctor who treated the infected patients, Takaie Haruma. As they investigate, an incident that occurred 10 years ago comes into the picture…
Dorama
In 2019, the manga was adapted to dorama. It aired from April 12th to June 21st and had an average viewership rating of 9.2%.
Cast

- Himokura Tetsu - Yamashita Tomohisa
- Takaie Haruma - Hamada Gaku
- Makino Tomoe - Nanao
- Mikoshiba Hayato - Fujimori Shingo
- Kumagai Mio - Takahashi Haori
- Shirota Yukio - Sakai Takahiro
- Yamazaki Hiroshi - Taguchi Tomorowo
- Ohtani Toru - Matsuo Takashi
- Amino Hajime - Mitsuishi Ken
Main Staff
- Screenwriter
- Yoshida Yasuhiro, Tanabe Shigenori, Fukuda Teppei
- Director
- Hirano Shunichi, Okamoto Shingo, Aoyama Takahiro
- Music
- Tokuda Masahiro
- Producer
- Asano Atsuya, Sato Atsushi
Episodes
Episode | Title | Airing date | Screenwriter | Director | Rating |
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01 | EPISODE.1 | 2019.04.12 | Yoshida Yasuhiro | Hirano Shunichi | 11.3% |
02 | EPISODE.2 | 2019.04.19 | 9.5% | ||
03 | EPISODE.3 | 2019.04.26 | Okamoto Shingo | 9.1% | |
04 | EPISODE.4 | 2019.05.03 | Fukuda Teppei | Aoyama Takahiro | 7.7% |
05 | EPISODE.5 | 2019.05.10 | Yoshida Yasuhiro | Hirano Shunichi | 9.0% |
06 | EPISODE.6 | 2019.05.17 | Tanabe Shigenori | Okamoto Shingo | 9.8% |
07 | EPISODE.7 | 2019.05.24 | Fukuda Teppei | Hirano Shunichi | 9.0% |
08 | EPISODE.8 | 2019.05.31 | Tanabe Shigenori | Aoyama Takahiro | 7.6% |
09 | EPISODE.9 | 2019.06.07 | Fukuda Teppei | Okamoto Shingo | 8.5% |
10 | EPISODE.10 | 2019.06.14 | Yoshida Yasuhiro | Hirano Shunichi Aoyama Takahiro Okamoto Shingo |
8.5% |
11 | EPISODE.11 | 2019.06.21 | Hirano Shunichi | 10.8% |
Music
- Theme song
- Soundtrack
- [2019.06.05] - "In Hand" Original Soundtrack (「インハンド」オリジナル・サウンドトラック)
Releases
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Format | Release date | Catalog Number | Price | Oricon Charts | ||||||
DVD | 2019.11.08 | TCED-4674 | ¥25,080 | #9 / 2 weeks | ||||||
Blu-ray | TCBD-0880 | ¥31,680 | #22 / 2 weeks |
Recognitions
- 101st Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Hamada Gaku
- 101st Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Nanao