Dr. Koto Shinryojo
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Details
- Title: Dr.コトー診療所
- Title (romaji): Dr Koto - Shinryoujo
- Title (English): Dr. Koto's Clinic
- Genre: Medical
- Episodes: 11 + 2 specials
- Viewership ratings: 19.0%
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2003-Jul-03 to 2003-Sep-11
- Air time: Thursday 22:00
- Theme Song:「銀の龍の背に乗って」by Nakajima Miyuki, 「思い出だけではつらすぎる」by Shibasaki Kou
- Related drama: Dr Koto - Shinryoujo 2006
Synopsis
After making a serious mistake in his work in Tokyo, talented surgeon Goto Kensuke (五島健助) is invited to take charge of the only clinic on the small island of Yonaguni, Okinawa. It is difficult to get competent doctors to serve on this remote island, and the islanders are now used to travelling for hours via boat for proper medical care. Despite seeming weak and unreliable (he gets very seasick, and does not have a driving licence), he wins over the skeptical islanders with his skill and dedication. Some children of the island make a flag for his clinic, but get his name wrong. Thereafter he is known by all as Koto. Yoshioka Hidetaka plays "Dr. Koto" and Shibasaki Kou the nurse Ayaka.
Adapted from a manga by Yamada Takatoshi (山田貴敏), this drama was very successful when shown in 2003, getting average ratings of 19.0%. 2 specials were aired on 9-10 January 2004 and 12-13 December 2004 respectively.
Cast
- Yoshioka Hidetaka as Goto Kensuke "Dr. Koto"
- Shibasaki Kou as Hoshino Ayaka
- Tokito Saburo as Hara Taketoshi
- Otsuka Nene as Nishiyama Mariko
- Ishida Yuriko as Harasawa Saki
- Sengoku Noriko as Uchi Tsuruko
- Izumiya Shigeru as Ando Shigeo
- Kakei Toshio as Wada Kasunori
- Kobayashi Kaoru as Hoshino Seiichi
- Kunimura Jun (ep2)
- Kimura Yoshino as Yuki (ep4, 5)
- Ryu Raita (ep4, 5)
- Izawa Ken (ep5)
- Kamiki Ryunosuke as Ryuichi (ep6, 7)
- Ito Ayumi as Rika (ep7)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Yamada Takatoshi (山田貴敏)
- Screenwriter: Yoshida Noriko
- Producer: Tsuchiya Ken (土屋健)
- Director: Nakae Isamu, Kobayashi Kazuhiro, Hirai Hideki
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