Dr. Kumahige

(from ebookjapan): saburo, a new doctor, met a man in downtown susukino, sapporo. saburo sees the life of a fierce doctor in tetsuro kokubu, who has suddenly disappeared after having shown great promise for the future due to his competence at a university hospital. the gekiga contains nine heart-wrenching arcs including “the end of snow,” which depicts the past of kokubu, who established a small clinic in a backstreet of shinjuku and is called “dr. kumahige” by the residents of the town.