Shiroi Kagedựa theo tiểu thuyết cùng tên của Watanabe Junichi, đã được dịch ra tiếng Việt làĐèn không hắt bóng, một tiểu thuyết nổi tiếng được yêu thích bởi nhiều độc giả Việt qua bao thế hệ.
Shimura Nobuko là một y tá tận tâm với nghề và mới chuyển đến bệnh viện Gyoda sau khi cô rời bệnh viện cũ vì rắc rối do người bạn học cũ gây ra. Nơi đây cô đã gặp bác sĩ Naoe, một người rất tài năng nhưng lại đối xử có phần tàn nhẫn với các bệnh nhân. Là người thẳng thắn và có phần ngây thơ, Shimura rất bực bội vì những hành vi của bác sĩ Naoe, như đi uống rượu giữa ca trực, nhốt bệnh nhân vào toatlét, v.v. Ngoài ra, bác sĩ Naoe còn có vẻ như là một người không đứng đắn khi anh có quan hệ với rất nhiều phụ nữ. Tuy vậy, có vẻ như bác sĩ Naoe có một bí mật không thể tiết lộ.
Thật ra bí mật của bác sĩ Naoe là gì? Tình cảm của hai người sẽ đi đến đâu khi vây quanh bác sĩ Naoe có bao nhiêu người phụ nữ? Tất cả đều được thể hiện một cách tinh tế qua sự diễn xuất tự nhiên của Nakai Masahiro và Takeuchi Yuko.
"No matter what I say... I won't be able to fix it. I may not even be able to cheer him up. Kyo-kun's heart is very delicate... just like Yuki-kun's. It's as though it will break if I touch it. They hold onto suffering, pain, anxiety... Someday, I hope I can wipe that all away... like they did for me."
"He's like a ripple on the water. If you try to bring it close to you, it pulls away. Though it may brush against your feet... if you try to catch it, it will pull further away. He's a man who can't be caught."
"People aren't born social. Mingling with people, hurting them, getting hurt by them, that's how you learn about people and about yourself. If you don't, you'll never care about anyone but yourself... For the sake of the girl who will one day tell you she loves you... Don't turn away. Keep training."
"About why I chose this lyrical profession overflowing with fantasy, it's because I wanted to CREATE something. Even I have times when I lose confidence. And so I had this uncontrollable urge to try to MAKE something, anything, it didn't matter what. I just wanted to make sure that I had the power to make something. Maybe I wanted to know if I could create something tangible with my o wn hands. If there could be something that wouldn't exist without me. Maybe I wanted... to be needed... by something that wouldn't exist without me. If someone like me can have someone who is there for me, then surely a good kid like you isn't as alone as you think you are."
"You don't have to be courageous!! What's wrong with being shameless?! Sometimes living can be hard, but it's only because we're alive that we can make each other laugh, cry, be happy! If that's not a reason for being born in this world, I don't know what is!"
"Human beings can't help but want other people. Probably... no matter how miserable their situation or how much they're loved by their family, all anyone really wants is to be accepted by others. I'm sure of it. And all that parents want for their children is to be happy. That's really all that matters. So someday when we are older, even if we start to take different paths, we'll never have to feel lonely or unloved... because these are the kind of bonds that never go away."
"Why... are you so lost? Yuki... ... you're weak. But, Yuki... ... you're also kind. Don't stay lost. Try it. Find the place where you, Yuki, truly want to be. It's because you're like that, Yuki... ... that I know that there's someone out there who will understand you. And someday, you'll find each other. Until then... ... keep doing your best."
- red highlight = masterpiece! - blue highlight = Excellent, don't miss it! * Italicized mangaka's name = good artwork * FFF = Fujiko F. Fujio (mangaka)
Manga & anime series:
21 Emon (FFF)
Anatolia Story / Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori (Chie Shinohara)