Kirakira Kenshui
Details
- Title: きらきら研修医
- Title (romaji): Kirakira Kenshui
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Hospital, human drama
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 09.3
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-11 to 2007-Mar-22
- Air time: Thursday 22:00
- Theme song: CHU-LIP by Otsuka Ai
Synopsis
Adapted from a popular blog, this drama follows the comical struggles and growth of an intern doctor, Usako, played by Konishi Manami in her first lead role. While Wentz Eiji stars as a male nursing aide to Usako, who falls in love with her.
Intern doctor, Usako meet an ill child on the way to the very first day of her work. Hastily, she takes the child to her hospital, however the hospital is too crowded and Usako falls into a panic. Confused, Usako is unable to do anything helpful. Right then, Mikako (Ryo), a beautiful doctor appears and does a quick and appropriate treatment.
Usako is relieved with the situation, however she suddenly realizes that she is late to work. She hurriedly runs to her trainer doctor, Itabashi (Terajima Susumu - appears in episode 1 only), in the pediatrics department, and gets yelled at. To make matters worse, she is even looked down from patients (kids) as a layperson. Usako offers her arm for an injection practice for a nurse trainee, gets suspected of having affair with her boss… There seems to be no peaceful days for her.
One day, she gets high fever of 40 degrees (Celsius), and is forced to overcome various troubles with a high fever. Will she be able to fulfill her duty and become a proper doctor?! Challenging days for the doctor intern Usako have only started! --TBS
Cast
Main Cast
- Konishi Manami as Oda Usako
- Wentz Eiji as Tachioka Ken
- Namase Katsuhisa as Kawai Makai
- Papaya Suzuki as Mukai Takashi
- Ryo as Kinoshita Mikako
- Kato Masaya as Yamazaki Hidehiko
- Harada Yoshio as Mayuminora Ryuhei
- Matsushima Hatsune as Haruyama Natsuhime
- Terajima Susumu as Kurahashi Keitaro
- Nobukawa Seijun as Gokoshima Yumi
- Kinami Haruka as Nishidaira Reika
- Imura Kumi as Koshimori Miho
- Fuse Eri as Kouzan Rumiko
- Hamada Mari as Asami Mizuho
- Takahashi Hitomi as Hashimoto Junko
- Katagiri Hairi as Maeda Kiyomi
- Saikawa Ai (斉川 あい) as Nagaoka Toshiko
- Arimura Miki as Kiuchi Maria
- Nakayama Megumi as Kirishima Satomi
- Ken Naoko (研ナオコ)
- Sato Jiro
Guests
- Watabe Aya (渡部彩) (ep1)
- Shiraishi Miki (白石みき) (ep1)
- Gachapin (ガチャピン) (ep1,2)
- Yui Ryoko (ep2)
- Enoki Takaaki (ep2)
- Esper Itou (エスパー伊東) (ep3,4)
- Mabuchi Erika (ep3,4)
- Asaji Yoko (ep4)
- Musaka Naomasa (ep5)
- Ishii Kota (ep5)
- Ooki Bondo as (大木凡人) (ep5)
- Sato Mayumi (佐藤真弓) (ep6)
- Murasaki Maaya (村崎真彩) (ep6)
- Kiritani Mirei (ep7)
- Sudo Koichi (須藤公一) (ep8)
- Ishii Mitsuko (ep9)
- David Ito (ep10)
- Satsuki Haruko (五月晴子) (ep11)
- Hara Fumina (ep11)
- Kimura Midori (木村翠) (ep11)
- Fuwa Mansaku (ep11)
- Okuma Ichiro
- Ono Karin as Teramoto Mayu
Production Credits
- Original writing: Oda Usako (織田うさこ) (Ameba Books)
- Screenwriter: Arai Shuko (荒井修子), Tokunaga Tomokazu
- Producer: Kawanishi Taku, Tachibana Yasuhito
- Director: Imai Natsuki, Morinaga Kyoro (森永恭朗)
- Music: ARTSTA
Episode Information
| Stage | Title | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) | Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Pediatrics | Full-on sprint from day one | 10.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 02 | OB-GYN | Birth... A touching first operation | 10.6 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | OB-GYN part 2 | The truth behind the handkerchief rescue! | 11.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | OB-GYN part 3 | Graduation... Tears from the first operation | 11.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | Go Go! Dermatologists | Chocolate of tears... Dermatology department | 08.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | Dermatologists part 2 | Bandages binding father and daughter! | 09.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | Dermatologists part 3 | The violent girl's prescription | 08.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | Internal Medicine Dept. | A sudden lay-off! | 08.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | Internal Medicine Dept. part 2 | I won't quit! | 08.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | Internal Medicine Dept. vs Trauma Dept. |
Usako's wrong diagnosis | 08.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 11 | Quit Internal Medicine Dept.? | Final thanks | 08.8 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | -- | -- | 09.3 | ??.? | ?? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
External Links
| Autumn 2006 | TBS | Spring 2007 |
| Kiraware Matsuko no Issho | Thursday 22:00 | Kodoku no Kake |
