Good Doctor (Japanese Drama)

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Drama: Good Doctor
Romaji: Guddo Dokuta
Japanese: グッドドクター
Director: Hiro Kanai, Hideyuki Aizawa
Writer: Yuichi Tokunaga, Haruka Okita
Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: 10
Release Date: July 12 - September 13, 2018
Runtime: Thursday 22:00
TV Ratings: 11.2%
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Minato Shindo (Kento Yamazaki) has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people.

When Minato Shindo was little, he dreamed of becoming a doctor. He met Doctor Akira Shiga and he wanted to become a paediatric surgeon. Akira Shiga was surprised by the 7-year-old's memory of the human organs and he decided to support Minato Shindo in achieving his dream. Eventually, Minato Shindo graduated from medical school and passed the national exam for medical practitioners.

Now, Akira Shiga works as a director at a large hospital. He suggests to Minato Shindo to work in the pediatric surgery department at the hospital where he works.

Notes

"Good Doctor" takes over Fuji TV's Thursday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "The Count of Monte-Cristo: Great Revenge" and followed by "Like Shooting Stars In The Twilight" on October 11, 2019.
Remake of 2013 KBS2 drama series "Good Doctor."

Cast



Kento Yamazaki	Juri Ueno	Naohito Fujiki	Akira Emoto
Minato Shindo	Natsumi Seto	Seiji Takayama	Akira Shiga



Itsuji Itao	Yuri Nakamura	Shigeyuki Totsugi	Kenta Hamano
Ryunosuke Inoguchi	Michi Togo	Keisuke Mamiya	Taro Hashiguchi

Additional Cast Members:

Shoko Ikezu - Yuko Nakatani
Ryousuke Ikeoka - Yuu Nonomura
Kodai Asaka - Hitoshi Nakajima
Daigo Matsui - Marui
Sonoko Inoue - Yoshiko Matsuda
Yua Kawashima - Nao Aisawa
Taiyo Saito - Rintaro Takechi
Reju Kojima - Keita Tomioka
Risaki Matsukaze - Iyo Morishita
Airi Matsui - Shiori Morishita
Riku Hagiwara - Ryohei Takigawa
Kaito Yoshimura - Masaya Takayama
Kanau Tanaka - Sota Shindo
Yuichi Haba - Kazufumi Onodera
Kana Natsume
Aki Nishihara - Kota's mother (ep.1)
Yasuyuki Maekawa - Ryuichi Fujisaki (ep.1)
Sei Ando - Sachiko Kashiwagi (ep.1)
Kiara Minegishi - Masaki Kashiwagi (ep.1)
Ryujin Suzuki - doctor (ep.1)
Anna Yamada - Yuina Sugawara (ep.2)
Asuka Kurosawa - Maki Sugawara (ep.2)
Sana Horiguchi - (ep.2)
You Takahashi - Hideo Ichikawa (ep.3)
Aki Maeda - Shiori Ichikawa (ep.3)
Jyubun Fukuzawa - emergency physician (ep.3)
Saki Takenoya - Miyu Ichikawa (ep.3)
Jun Murakami - Shuji Oishi (ep.4)
Elen - Kaoru Oishi (ep.4)
Kairi Jyo - Hibiki Hayama (ep.5)
Masaki Miura - Tetsuro Hayama (ep.5)
Keiko Horiuchi - Satsuki Tsuruta (ep.6)
Yukiko Shinohara - Rika Mizuno (ep.6)
Ryu Morioka - Satoru Mizuno (ep.6)
Toshiya Toyama - Ko Shindo (ep.6)
Mayuko Fukuda - Nanako Kurata (ep.7)
Kisetsu Fujiwara - Kentaro Mabuchi (ep.7)
Yorie Yamashita - Yoshie Kurata (ep.7)
Soma Torigoe - Haruto Hayami (ep.8)
Wakana Sakai - Kaori Hayami (ep.8)
Yuto Ikeda - Shota Hayami (ep.8)
Nao Okabe - Takashi Hayami (ep.8)
Gakudai - ramen restaurant owner (ep.8)
Toshihide Tonesaku - Yutaka Morioka (ep.9)
Sanae Miyata - Reika Takikawa (ep.9)
Eri Murakawa - Keiko Yoshimoto (ep.10)
Koen Kondo - Koichiro Yoshimoto (ep.10)
Rin Furukawa - Misaki Yoshimoto (ep.10)

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Episode Ratings

Episode	Date	Ratings (Kanto Region)
01	07/12/2018	11.5%
02	07/19/2018	10.6%
03	07/26/2018	11.6%
04	08/02/2018	10.6%
05	08/09/2018	12.2%
06	08/16/2018	10.8%
07	08/23/2018	13.0%
08	08/30/2018	9.4%
09	09/06/2018	10.2%
10	09/13/2018	12.4%
Average		11.2%

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Comments

JY Mar 03 2023 12:45 am Oh I suddenly think about the adapatation of Freddie Highmore's Good Doctor. Not bad and this portrayed by Kento Yamazaki? Not surprising if he did well :o

KURO Apr 02 2021 3:13 pm 2021... still waiting the sequel. onegashimasu~

YoYo Jan 30 2021 9:43 pm I lost count of how many times I've watched this dorama. The stories easily make me cried and the acting is also so good, wish this dorama could be longer, but still I really love this

Tara Jan 10 2021 12:07 pm Why does only me think that Kento Hayashi is also perfect of playing as Minato but Kento Yamazaki is also a great actor

filomena ribeiro Nov 07 2020 3:50 pm Kento Yamazaki is a great actor. He never desapoints me. The other actors and actress were also very good, very natural. I cry easly and theese stories made me crying. The only thing I did not like was that in the begining they treated Dr. Shindo very bad using violence making him fall and get hurt and that was a doctor . very bad actitude. In Europe you can not do that at all.

jn Oct 02 2020 7:52 am korean version + japanese version = american version

Ira Jun 25 2020 8:16 am I know that this is an adaptation of korean drama, but damn Japanese always know how to make a better version of this. Credit to all of the casts love this drama so much

Chilchil Jan 28 2020 8:26 am Is it wrong that the Korean version had romance between the two lead ? I think the love story is beautiful and warm

iidYanie Dec 22 2019 12:15 pm This dorama has seriously melt my heart, every time i hold back my emotions not to cry but it still happens from Eps 1-10, lol! Very recomended dorama. Can't wait to watch if there really have a sequel , btw i'm Indonesian fans ;)

tasfiah tarannum Aug 12 2019 9:47 am couldnt thanks this show more!!!!! I love it I love it i love it I love it!!!!!!!! thank you so much i literally watched this whole show in a SINGLE day!! it captivated me so hard that it wasnt possible for me to pause it !!!!keep makind such beautiful dramas! (> <)!!!!!!

AKARI Nov 15 2018 10:52 pm This dorama really needs a sequel or SP!!

Anyway, congratulation for Kento and Juri for winning Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress in 98th Television Drama Academy Awards. As for Kento, his outstanding portrayal of Shindo Minato made him No. 1 in all three voter groups (viewers, TV journalists and special judges groups).

Lastly, if you like a simple beautiful heartwarming slice of life J-dorama, you will love this version ♥

watasiwamy Aug 28 2018 7:58 am im curious as to who's this Hayama Hibiki kid as well as the soprano boy (in i-dont-remember which episode)? does anyone know his real name? i mean he's too way cute and handsome!!!!

Ijanaika Aug 14 2018 3:48 pm Kento did great on this drama. His really turning into a very diverse actor. Am I the only one who noticed that in this drama seem like they make kento's brother love him so much. (Not compare to the Kdrama, if you have watched it already) though they did not add the bunny part because I think his brother dying and protecting him as his very last breath is convincing enough. Japan are really the best to this kind of drama. Additional to the best medical movies like Doctor X and Code Blue. Clap, clap!

Asap Aug 12 2018 9:09 am At first I was afraid that this remake is gonna failed like signal (japan) since the korean version was really good. But after watch it, I really love it. They successfully make their own version. Less drama and more emotional. I love the casts and their acting. They also deliver the storyline beautifully. Maybe because the genre is close to existing Jdrama.

badiya dz Aug 11 2018 11:38 am i dont care if its a remake, because for me this drama is just PERFECT! not romantic too much, amazing cast, amazing stories and MORALS! veryyyyyyyyy emotional yesss! i cry in all episodes, hope it won't be short :' (:'( :'( arigatooooooooooo minato, takayama and seto, daisukiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

macchiatto Aug 05 2018 10:55 pm Thank you to make this series not to be so much drama and romantic. Thanks to make it more into medical things and goodhearted stories. I love it. Appreciate to this series

Izzu Aug 05 2018 6:16 am AKARI's comment was well written, I'm not sure what else to add. Well, to be frank... I just LOVE this adaptation. It's ridiculous how anyone would say that anyone in this drama had performed badly. And as far as adaptations of Good Doctor goes, this jdrama did pretty well to the spirit of the original. Much better than the US adaptation which I still felt that it's lacking the spirit of what made Park Sion/Shindo Minato's character an endearing one.

Precious Aug 04 2018 2:55 am Well-said AKARI san.

Precious Aug 03 2018 4:46 pm AKARI san Well-said.

AKARI Aug 03 2018 7:11 am Congratulation Good Doctor for two digits rating for FujiTV 木10 in 4 consecutive weeks for the first time in 4 years!!!.

All main casts, all guest stars (parents and children roles), all of them are amazing! Even Miura Haruma and Ai Otsuka praise the casts (esp Kento and Juri acting skills).

According to the correlation chart, Shindo Sensei (Kento) loves Natsumi Sensei (Juri), but Natsumi Sensei only think of him as lil'bro, so im still wondering if they will be a lover like the original Kdrama. Imo the Japanese ver will focusing more into Shindo's social development as a doctor with ASD and Savant synd, also patient-parent emotion sides (at least thats what i saw from ep 1-4).

And....about Kento's acting skills, if you read on twitter, many parents/social workers with ASD child said that Kento's acting and gesture is spot on and so genuine (please remember that autism symptoms are different in every person, and Kento, with the help of the medical supervisors, producer and director choose this kind of autism).

Fyi, this dorama have medical supervisors (medical professors for the medical sides and psychiatrist for ASD sides, he worked with ATARU before), so i believe that everything we see so far on screen already approved by them (one of the supervisor said in one of interview, that he often changed the medical term dialogue into another difficult term, but Kento, Juri and Naohito always did it smoothly).

So...if the experts already say ok, i cant say otherwise ?

Yosi Aug 02 2018 4:34 pm One of the best asian series this year so far. Full of emotion with solid story plot. Actors are great especially Kento Yamazaki. I will definitely finish this series. Highly recommended. :)

Levi ice Jul 28 2018 7:43 am As i thought everyone is raving about his 'acting, am I the only one who is not impressed with Kento's acting in this, I thought the first episode was not his best but convincing enough but he lost me in second, I thought he would get better with each episode turned out he just lost control and started overdoing it.

Neen Jul 23 2018 8:14 am I watch first ep and Kento really did a good job!

Black star Jul 21 2018 7:38 am I thought Asami Mizukawa as michi togo

122am Jul 16 2018 12:28 pm I cried a f***ing lot while watching the first ep.

I'm a huge Yamaken fan, even though I'm much older than him.

Though I was drawn initially by his handsome face, I could feel from his projects his intense talent.

Say what you will about how he gets all the pretty face live action shoujo roles.

The beautiful face is just a bonus on his excellent acting. Just give it a watch if you don't believe it.

Kamp Jul 15 2018 11:16 am I don't understand why most Japanese dramas are awful. Japanese movies are one of the best in the world. It's frustrating. 8 to 10 episodes is normal but unrealistic. I feel like watching a compressed version of the Korean one.

Vangie Jul 15 2018 7:10 am Kento is finally testing his limits. After watching kiss that kills, I thought he really had improved so I was quite surprised after seeing this drama in dramanice today. I had to check to see if the lead I'm seeing on the poster is really my Kento. And wah! It really is him. He's working real hard to move away from his school boy roles. Btw, the drama is available in dramanice. Eng sub. Welcome

Kento go go go Jul 15 2018 2:07 am This is a remake of Korean drama right? I watch that korean drama's 1st episode but it felt different from this version. I never watched Kento's drama and feel so sorry for him. He acts really good. Very very good.

Haru Jul 14 2018 5:17 am Kento cast in LA: he always choose same role. Kento cast in drama: why he is everywhere. LOL I get used with that in every related kento news so i just laugh. If you follow jdrama or movie news you will know that he isn't everywhere. I am glad in 2018 kento focus in drama with different role *please no high school role anymore ?

Tbh, I had low expectations about this drama but after watch the 1st episode wow Kento acting si so good, even japanese netizen shock with his acting in this drama *sobs*. Of course the supporting casts, writer and director plays important role for this drama.

Please prepare tissu before watch this drama guys

coco Jul 13 2018 11:33 pm OMG, no one in Japan get tired with him already? I mean he's good actor indeed, but doesn't mean there are no young good male actor anymore in Japan right? For For two seasons (Winter and Spring), and then Summer, he appeared on several dramas. I think he got several roles on movie as well. Agency can be so mean, sometimes the only pour all their attention to their 'golden child' whereas they already have a handful of actors. They suck the actor until it dried instead of maintaining them to stay green and glowing.

s Jul 10 2018 6:28 am Can't wait to watch this, another two days to go. I really love Yamazaki Kento and Ueno Juri

Zakiyama Luv Jun 30 2018 5:10 pm Chill people it's not like Kento is powerful enough to demand these

Directors to cast him in their dramas/movies, the actual reason he is casted by directors. He works hard and directors know his talents. That's why Kento get important roles to play as his job

I watched Good Doctor KR version twice, Yep I'm a huge fan of Joowon and Good Doctor is one of his significant characters.

I know Kento will do a great job, Not because he is just a pretty face but that guy works hard that's why he get all these offers.

kawaii onna Jun 30 2018 6:29 am @Landon.K Kento doesn't have to do that! Your idol is supposed to work better, so he/she can get more offers.

Landon.K Jun 29 2018 7:05 am No one is saying Kento is not a good actor. It's just that he always get the best drama or movies, especially the adaption from famous manga and animes. They should have given other actor a chance. His fans love him, sure. But we need to see new faces other than him for once.

Kaze Jun 20 2018 5:05 pm @Yasushi agree

Yasushi Jun 16 2018 12:11 pm @Jalibiebrr Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto is definitely NOT the best drama out there. There are tonnes of other drama that are better in terms of plot as well as actors.

I just wish the actors in this version would do a proper job of handling the characters well. That's all I ask for.

Summer Jun 15 2018 3:11 pm Give justice to this drama please. I love Joo Won and their original version. Frederick Highmore was really good as well w/ the US version though their attack with the drama was quite different since they have different audiences in the US. Looking forward to see this drama sson. :)

Summer Jun 06 2018 7:07 pm Juri Ueno’s finally back! Can’t wait for this.

Jalibiebrr Jun 04 2018 8:50 pm Dude, the cast are lit!!! And if YamaKen doesn't deserve to be one of the cast members, you might want to his other drama. He's definitely not just for movies and adaptations.

Sukina Hito ga Iru Koto is one of the best drama out there. Go watch it if you haven't.

Tara Jun 04 2018 8:37 pm Seems promising, can't wait for ueno juri and fujiki naohito.

Sia Jun 04 2018 12:55 pm He isn't everywhere !! And for ppl saying so move on !! Previously yo said that he is trying the same kind of shoujo prince roles and now yo complain abt him being everywhere ??

Yo go sweety !! There is no stopping yo anymore !! Lots of love !! ❤❤❤

Haters stay away !!

nemnem Jun 04 2018 4:32 am Oh no! They should have give the lead role to Mackenyu Arata or Ryoma Takeuchi which are more good actors than Kento.

Kento is good on manga adaptations but i doubt he can deliver on this.

I've watched his last drama Kiss that Kills and his annoying and I can't sympathize w/ his character.

Panda Jun 03 2018 2:36 pm People kept saying he's everywhere so i thought he was but nah, the list of dramas and movies aren't that long though?

Also he made fun of that in the Psychic Kusuo trailer XD XD "everyone, you might be thinking is it Yamzaki Kento again?" XD....

he wouldn't get the job if he was terrible lol XD

Shin Jun 03 2018 12:51 pm I know Kento is a good actor... but I'm kinda sick of seeing him everywhere. Give some other actors a chance for god sake. How come he gets every role?

mia Jun 02 2018 6:50 pm Ueno Juri is back!

glantz Jun 02 2018 7:17 am juri ueno? i'm in !

Karenktq Jun 02 2018 4:10 am Can't wait to see the chemistry of these 3 actors!! Couldn't be more satisfied with the casting ❤️

Sia Jun 01 2018 11:03 pm Is ueno juri the female lead ??

Doram Jun 01 2018 7:18 pm Ueno Juri is starring in this one too. Can't wait to watch it!!!!✨

CNM May 27 2018 4:06 pm Korean version of the Good Doctor was the best so far! USA version was mediocre, no where close to the Korean version!

Will have to watch the Japanese take on the storyline to see which version is the best!

e_rose May 27 2018 11:18 am So excited to see you in this drama, Kento kun. I know you can do it senpai.

Yoshi May 27 2018 4:19 am I dont think he can do it. Joowon played the character so well, it makes me cant believe yamaken can do the same. But well... I am still gonna watch it.

Fauzan Hendry stiawan May 27 2018 12:56 am Woaaahhhhhh........ Remake #loveeyes

Kyjfan May 26 2018 4:49 pm Finally getting a different role other than the high school stuff! Lol as much as I like him he's had the same role in most of his dramas and movies! This shall be a stark difference and I hope he can pull it off as I loved the Korean version

Yasushi May 26 2018 1:26 pm This will be a challenging role. If he pulls this off, I'll admit he is a good actor.

jenny May 26 2018 10:35 am kentooooooooo love you so much so excited <333333 fighting

jenny May 26 2018 10:33 am yesssss feeling so excited i love you so much kentoooooo <3 fighting fighting fighting <3 love from mongolia kiss2

Alia Alaa May 26 2018 10:00 am Ok I'm definitely watching this

Lori May 26 2018 9:35 am I've seen him everywhere nowadays but i ain't complaining lol. At first i thought he's just a pretty face but after watching some of his movies/dramas, he really can act with different character. Hope he does justice with this character too.

Precious May 26 2018 9:03 am YAY! Can`t wait to watch his new Jdorama, looking forward. Ganbatte Yamaken.

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