Ep. 48
The Carbuncle (The Face Affliction)
📅 November 14, 2005🕐 25 min
Synopsis
A bandaged man arrives at Black Jack's house. Under the bandages is a facial lesion—a carbuncle that speaks with its own voice and free will. The man asks for it to be removed. Suddenly, the carbuncle's expression and voice change, commanding Black Jack not to touch it. The man has no memory of the carbuncle's outbursts. Black Jack and Dr. Tezuka operate, but something unexpected occurs...