Good Doctor (2018)
Original title: グッド・ドクター
Good Doctor is a 2018 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Kento Yamazaki, Juri Ueno and Naohito Fujiki.
Minato Shindo has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people. When Minato was little, he dreamed of becoming a doctor. He met Doctor Akira Shiga and he wanted to become a pediatric surgeon. Akira was surprised by the 7-year-old's memory of the human organs and he decided to support Minato in achieving his dream. Eventually, Minato graduated from medical school and passed the national exam for medical practitioners. Now, Akira works as a director at a large hospital. He suggests to Minato to work in the pediatric surgery department at the hospital where he works.
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What is Good Doctor about?
Minato Shindo has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people. When Minato was little, he dreamed of becoming a doctor. He met Doctor Akira Shiga and he wanted to become a pediatric surgeon. Akira was surprised by the 7-year-old's memory of the human organs and he decided to support Minato in achieving his dream. Eventually, Minato graduated from medical school and passed the national exam for medical practitioners. Now, Akira works as a director at a large hospital. He suggests to Minato to work in the pediatric surgery department at the hospital where he works.
When was Good Doctor released?
Good Doctor was released on 12 July 2018.
How many episodes does Good Doctor have?
Good Doctor has 10 episodes across 1 seasons.
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Cast
- Kento Yamazaki as Minato Shindo
- Juri Ueno as Natsumi Seto
- Naohito Fujiki as Seiji Takayama
- Shigeyuki Totsugi as Keisuke Mamiya
- Yuri Nakamura as Michi Togo
- Kenta Hamano as Taro Hashiguchi
- Itsuji Itao as Ryunosuke Inoguchi
- Akira Emoto as Akira Shiga
- Ryousuke Ikeoka as Yuu Nonomura
- Kodai Asaka as Hitoshi Nakajima
- Taiyo Saito as Rintaro Takechi
- Reju Kojima as Keita Tomioka