Iryu
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Details
- Title: 医龍
- Title (romaji): Iryu
- Tagline: Team Medical Dragon
- Genre: Medical
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Season 1
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 14.75%
- Broadcast period: 2006-Apr-13 to 2006-Jun-29
- Air time: Thursday 22:00
- Theme song: Believe by AI
Synopsis
Ryutaro Asada, a renegade but brilliant surgeon, was being framed for a misdiagnosis and let go by the North Japanese Hospital. He went into exile and lived in a seaside shack when he was visited by Akira Kato, assistant professor of the Faculty of Cardiac Surgery at Meishin University Medical Hospital.
Despite being a female doctor, Akira managed to become an assistant professor. She was ambitious and set her goal to be promoted to full professor by succeeding in a surgery using the Batista technique — an extremely difficult type of heart surgery — and to write a paper on it. A year ago, Akira witnessed Ryutaro's skills when he was an NGO doctor and was impressed enough to seek his assistance in the Batista technique.
This drama exposed the difficulties encountered in the rigid Japanese medical professions in treating patients whereby decisions made were based more on protecting the hospitals than the patients.
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Sakaguchi Kenji as Asada Ryutaro
- Inamori Izumi as Kato Akira
- Mizukawa Asami as Satohara Miki
- Koike Teppei as Ijyuuin Noboru
- Natsuki Mari as Kito Shoko
- Kitamura Kazuki as Kirishima Gunji
- Abe Sadao as Arase Monji
- Sasaki Kuranosuke as Fujiyoshi Keisuke
- Kishibe Ittoku as Noguchi Keno
- Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Kihara Takehiko
- Mukaichi Mion as Fujiyoshi Juri (ep3)
- Kanai Yuta (ep5-6)
- Shimizu Koji (ep8-11)
- Yabe Kenji (ep5,6,8,11)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Manga Iryu by Nogizaka Taro
- Screenwriter: Hayashi Hiroshi
- Producer: Osabe Sosuke, Higashi Yasuyuki (東康之)
- Director: Kubota Satoshi (久保田哲史), Mizuta Naruhide
- Music: Kono Shin, Sawano Hiroyuki
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Kanto | Kansai | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.1 | ||
| 2 | 14.1 | ||
| 3 | 14.1 | ||
| 4 | 14.7 | ||
| 5 | 14.8 | ||
| 6 | 15.1 | ||
| 7 | 12.7 | ||
| 8 | 16.6 | ||
| 9 | 13.8 | ||
| 10 | 15.1 | ||
| 11 | 17.2 | ||
| Average | 14.7 |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Recognitions
- 49th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
- 49th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Musical Arrangement - Kono Shin
- 49th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director - Kubota Satoshi (久保田哲史)
Season 2
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 16.8 (Kanto)
- Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-11 to 2007-Dec-20
- Air time: Thursday 22:00
- Theme song: ONE by AI
Synopsis
In Iryu 2, Asada Ryutaro wages a new battle against the realities of Japan's medical care system. The government has drafted legislation to tackle the recent inflation of medical fees; hospitals have entered an era in which they will go bankrupt if they aren't independently run. At the same time, hospital mergers and takeovers are also taking place. Additionally, the obstetrics and pediatrics departments are being closed in succession, and there are inadequate doctors in the region - issues that are closely related to these hospital management problems. Now, hospitals, like the average corporation, face collapse if they are not profitable. -- jade_frost
Cast
- Sakaguchi Kenji as Asada Ryutaro
- Uchida Yuki as Kataoka Kazumi
- Koike Teppei as Ijyuuin Noboru
- Otsuka Nene as Kodaka Nanami
- Kitamura Kazuki as Kirishima Gunji
- Abe Sadao as Arase Monji
- Mizukawa Asami as Satohara Miki
- Sasaki Kuranosuke as Fujiyoshi Keisuke
- Natsuki Mari as Kito Shoko
- Kishibe Ittoku as Noguchi Keno
- Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Kihara Takehiko
- Sato Jiro as Matsudaira Kotaro
- Shiga Kotaro as Zenda Hideki
- Takahashi Issei as Toyama Seiji
- Nakamura Yasuhi as Nomura Hirohito
Production Credits
- Original writing: Manga Iryu by Nogizaka Taro
- Screenwriter: Hayashi Koji
- Line producer: Saito Aya
- Producer: Osabe Sosuke, Misao Reiko
- Director: Mizuta Naruhide (ep1-3,6,8,11), Hayama Hiroki (ep4-5,7,10), Hoshino Kazunari (ep9)
- Music: Sawano Hiroyuki, Kono Shin
Episode Information
| Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) |
Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resurrection! Team Dragon! ~ Life of the mother or life of the fetus... |
21.0 | 20.5 | |
| 2 | The abandoned patient | 16.8 | 17.7 | |
| 3 | That surgery will fail | 15.5 | 16.6 | |
| 4 | The patient that must not die | 15.8 | 18.8 | |
| 5 | It's all-go!! A fateful surgery without blood transfusion! | 15.0 | 18.6 | |
| 6 | Another prodigal surgeon | 17.6 | 19.6 | |
| 7 | Super Doctor returns!! | 14.1 | 17.8 | |
| 8 | The anesthesiologist I will never forgive!! | 16.6 | 18.0 | |
| 9 | Two months left to live!! A miraculous surgery | 17.6 | 19.9 | |
| 10 | All hands at the ready!! A fateful heart transplant | 15.4 | 18.7 | |
| 11 | A fateful four hours!! The final surgery | 17.7 | 20.3 | |
| Average | 16.8 | 18.7 |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Notes
- The first episode aired as a two-and-a-half hour special.
Season 3
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership rating: 13.6%
- Broadcast period: 2010-Oct-14 to 2010-Dec-16
- Air time: Thursday 22:00
- Theme song: Mirai e no Tobira (The Door to the Future) by DEEP
Synopsis
Several years after the conclusion of Iryu 2, Team Medical Dragon is once again reassembled to revive a faltering Meishin University Hospital.
Cast
- Sakaguchi Kenji as Asada Ryutaro
- Inamori Izumi as Kato Akira
- Koike Teppei as Ijyuuin Noboru
- Abe Sadao as Arase Monji
- Tanimura Mitsuki as Magara Fuyumi
- Endo Kenichi as Kuroki Keijiro
- Sasaki Kuranosuke as Fujiyoshi Keisuke
- Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Kihara Takehiko
- Natsuki Mari as Kito Shoko
- Kishibe Ittoku as Noguchi Keno
- Hatsune Eriko as Kitagawa Hibiki (ep3-10)
- Kanazawa Miho as Yamauchi Haruka (ep3)
- Takahashi Issei as Toyama Seiji (ep9-10)
- Nakamura Yasuhi as Nomura Hirohito (ep9-10)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Manga Iryu by Nogizaka Taro
- Director: Tanaka Ryo
Episode Information
| Episode | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) |
Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16.4 | ||
| 2 | 14.8 | ||
| 3 | 12.5 | ||
| 4 | 12.9 | ||
| 5 | 12.7 | ||
| 6 | 15.2 | ||
| 7 | 13.1 | ||
| 8 | 11.1 | ||
| 9 | 12.2 | ||
| 10 | 15.2 | ||
| Average | 13.6 |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Season 4
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 12.14%
- Broadcast period: 2014-Jan-09 to 2014-Mar-20
- Air time: Thursday 22:00
- Theme song: Aoi Ryuu (Blue Dragon) by ATSUSHI from EXILE
Synopsis
The fourth season of the popular medical drama starring Sakaguchi Kenji that portrays cutting-edge medical treatments in a thrilling overall package. Three years after the previous season, brilliant surgeon Asada Ryutaro (Sakaguchi) and his "Team Dragon" are back to achieve their goal of creating the perfect hospital where patients are the priority again.
Two new exciting additions to the characters include Asada's former teacher (Hira Mikijiro) and a competent management consultant of the government (Takahashi Katsunori). The story in this season focuses on globalization.
Cast
- Sakaguchi Kenji as Asada Ryutaro
- Inamori Izumi as Kato Akira
- Koike Teppei as Ijyuuin Noboru
- Abe Sadao as Arase Monji
- Hira Mikijiro as Sakurai
- Takahashi Katsunori as Okamura
- Sasaki Kuranosuke as Fujiyoshi Keisuke
- Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Kihara Takehiko
- Natsuki Mari as Kito Shoko
- Kishibe Ittoku as Noguchi Keno
- Tamano Runa as Tomita Kana
- Kouda Naoko as Maehara Yoshimi (ep8)
- Mizukawa Asami as Satohara Miki (ep 11 - cameo)
- Arai Miu (ep11)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Manga Iryu by Nogizaka Taro
- Director: Tanaka Ryo
Episode Information
| Episode | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) |
Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.6 | ||
| 2 | 12.8 | ||
| 3 | 13.2 | ||
| 4 | 12.3 | ||
| 5 | 11.2 | ||
| 6 | 11.0 | ||
| 7 | 10.7 | ||
| 8 | 13.3 | ||
| 9 | 13.3 | ||
| 10 | 11.5 | ||
| 11 | 12.7 | ||
| Average | 12.14 |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
External Links
- Season 1 official site
- Season 2 official site
- Season 3 official site
- Season 4 official site
- Japanese Wikipedia