The Travel Nurse (2022)
Original title: ザ・トラベルナース
The Travel Nurse is a 2022 Japanese-language drama series created by Ko Kanai and Osamu Katayama. It stars Yumi Adachi, Masaki Okada and Kiichi Nakai.
Nasuda Ayumi is a young travel nurse who gives a bad first impression. In fact, he had been an excellent nurse practitioner in the US. He has the qualifications to carry out certain medical procedures and assist doctors in surgeries. However, some circumstances trigger his return to Japan where nurse practitioners are relatively unknown and nurses are still expected to do what doctors order. Ayumi ends up working at Amano General Medical Centre where he encounters a mysterious, legendary nurse Kuki Shizuka who will become his partner. Shizuka cleans “quietly” just like his name suggests and gets mistaken for a cleaner by the hospital staff including Ayumi. But he is actually a super nurse with boggling skills.
Quick answers
What is The Travel Nurse about?
Nasuda Ayumi is a young travel nurse who gives a bad first impression. In fact, he had been an excellent nurse practitioner in the US. He has the qualifications to carry out certain medical procedures and assist doctors in surgeries. However, some circumstances trigger his return to Japan where nurse practitioners are relatively unknown and nurses are still expected to do what doctors order. Ayumi ends up working at Amano General Medical Centre where he encounters a mysterious, legendary nurse Kuki Shizuka who will become his partner. Shizuka cleans “quietly” just like his name suggests and gets mistaken for a cleaner by the hospital staff including Ayumi. But he is actually a super nurse with boggling skills.
When was The Travel Nurse released?
The Travel Nurse was released on 20 October 2022.
How many episodes does The Travel Nurse have?
The Travel Nurse has 17 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made The Travel Nurse?
The Travel Nurse was created by Ko Kanai, Osamu Katayama and Miho Nakazono.
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Cast
- Yumi Adachi as Kanaya Kikko
- Masaki Okada as Nasuda Ayumi
- Kiichi Nakai as Kuki Shizuka
- Shinobu Terajima as Aikawa Toko
- Kayo Noro as Moriguchi Fukumi
- Miyoko Asada as Nishi Chiaki
- Nobue Iketani as Doi Tamako
- Misato Morita as Nakamura Yuzu
- Ikusaburo Yamazaki as Yakushimaru Suguru
- Kim Hyun Yul as Park Lee Joon
- Rokkaku Seiji as Jinno Hiromichi
- Towa Araki as Mikami Rei