Good Doctor (Japanese TV series) explained

Genre:Medical drama
Developer:Fuji TV
Director:Hiro Kanai
Hideyuki Aizawa
Starring:Kento Yamazaki
Juri Ueno
Naohito Fujiki
Endtheme:Hikari by Androp
Composer:Masahiro Tokuda
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Num Episodes:10
Producer:Fujino Ryota
Kinjo Ayaka
Location:Japan
Company:Fuji TV Drama Production Center
Channel:Fuji TV
Related:Good Doctor
The Good Doctor

is a Japanese medical drama remake of the 2013 South Korean television series of the same name, about a person on the autism spectrum who becomes a pediatric surgeon. It aired on Thursdays at 22:00 (JST) from July 12 to September 13, 2018 on Fuji TV, and starred Kento Yamazaki, Juri Ueno, and Naohito Fujiki.[1]

Plot

Minato Shindo (Kento Yamazaki) is autistic with savant syndrome. He has an amazing memory and keen spatial skills, but he finds it difficult to communicate with others.Minato aspires to become a doctor because his older brother died when they were young. He later meets doctor Akira Shiga (Akira Emoto) and amazes him with his ability to remember all the human organs at a young age. Doctor Akira decides to support Minato and with his recommendation, Minato eventually enters the world of pediatric surgery as a resident.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Guest appearance

Production

Development

On May 26, Fuji TV first announced that they would make an adaptation of Good Doctor with Kento Yamazaki as the lead actor.[2] [3] Several days later, other supporting cast members were announced.[4] [5]

A special screening of the first episode was held on July 8, 2018, with three of the main leads in attendance.[6]

Filming

Filming began around June 17, 2018.[7]

Ratings

Good Doctor received good ratings, with its first airing at 11.5%, the highest rating for its time slot in the last 2 years.[8]

Episode Broadcast Date Ratings(%)
(Kanto Region)		Ref.
01July 12, 201811.5%[9]
02July 19, 201810.6%[10]
03July 26, 201811.6%[11]
04August 2, 201810.6%[12]
05August 9, 201812.2% [13]
06August 16, 201810.8%[14]
07August 23, 201813.0%[15]
08August 30, 20189.4%[16]
09 September 6, 201810.2%[17]
10September 13, 201812.4%[18]
Average 11.2%

International broadcast

Starting on July 21, 2018, the drama aired on WakuWaku Japan in Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Vietnam, on Saturdays at 21:00 (SGP), 20:00 (JKT).[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: グッド・ドクター/Good Doctor . 17 June 2018 . June 21, 2018.
  2. Web site: 山﨑賢人さん主演 7月スタート木曜劇場「グッド・ドクター」です。. July 24, 2018. Japanese. twitter.
  3. Web site: Yamazaki Kento to lead Fuji TV Mokuyou Gekijou Drama 「Good Doctor」. 26 May 2018. July 24, 2018.
  4. Web site: 上野樹里、結婚後初の連ドラ！日本版「グッド・ドクター」に出演決定…山﨑賢人＆藤木直人と共演. July 24, 2018. Japanese.
  5. Web site: 山崎賢人・上野樹里・藤木直人が初共演 新ドラマ「グッド・ドクター」追加キャスト発表. July 24, 2018. Japanese.
  6. Web site: 山崎賢人"カッコいい者同士"イケメンならではの悩みにアドバイス＜グッド・ドクター. July 9, 2018. Japanese.
  7. Web site: https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1773794. ja:山崎賢人、主演ドラマ「グッド・ドクター」クランクイン 期待の声高まる. July 24, 2018. Japanese.
  8. Web site: https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20180713-663505/. ja:グッド・ドクター：山崎賢人主演の医療ドラマは初回11.5％. mynavi. August 13, 2018. Japanese.
  9. Web site: ja:山崎賢人主演『グッド・ドクター』初回は11.5% フジドラマ、“月9”に続き2ケタ好発進 . https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2115482/full/ . oriconnews.
  10. Web site: ja:山崎賢人主演「グッド・ドクター」第２話は１０・６％ 好調２桁キープ . https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2018/07/20/kiji/20180720s00041000157000c.html . sponichi.
  11. Web site: ja:山崎賢人主演「グッド・ドクター」第３話は自己最高11・6％！３話連続２桁 フジ“木10”４年ぶり快挙 . https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2018/07/27/kiji/20180727s00041000133000c.html . sponichi.
  12. Web site: ja:山崎賢人主演「グッド・ドクター」第４回は１０・６％ 「木１０」４年ぶり４週連続２ケタ台 . https://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180803-OHT1T50131.html . Hochi. 3 August 2018 .
  13. Web site: ja:山崎賢人主演「グッド・ドクター」第５回は番組最高１２・２％「木１０」４年ぶり５週連続２ケタ . https://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180810-OHT1T50104.html . Hochi. 10 August 2018 .
  14. Web site: ja:山崎賢人主演「グッド・ドクター」第６回は１０・８％ 「木１０」４年ぶり６週連続２ケタ . https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180817-00000099-sph-ent . yahoojp.
  15. Web site: ja:山崎賢人主演「グッド・ドクター」第７回は１３・０％で番組最高更新 . https://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20180824-OHT1T50078.html . Hochi. 24 August 2018 .
  16. Web site: 8/30(木) TVドラマ視聴率 グッド・ドクター 9.4％. matomete_TVjoho.
  17. Web site: 9/6(木) TVドラマ視聴率 グッド・ドクター 10.2％ (前回比＋0.8).
  18. Web site: ja:＜グッド・ドクター＞最終話視聴率12.4％で有終の美 山崎賢人“好演”話題の小児外科ドラマ. https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180914-00000001-mantan-ent . yahoojp.
  19. Web site: Drama Good Doctor. July 9, 2018. August 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813143518/https://www.wakuwakujapan.com/en/program/detail/wj0000004538/. dead.

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