Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (ドクターX〜外科医・大門未知子〜) is a Japanese medical drama that premiered in October 2012 on TV Asahi.
The show follows Daimon Michiko, a freelance surgeon who works at university hospitals in Japan.
[1][2] Also known as Doctor-X, Daimon is introduced at new hospitals by walking into surgery staff planning review sessions, where the conditions of her work are established.
[1] Her trademark line is "I never fail",[3] and she is willing to do high risk surgeries that other surgeons are not, sending those patients elsewhere when they are deemed non-operable.
[3][6][5] Daimon returns to Totei University Hospital to assist in bringing a more patient-driven approach.
[3] Coming back from New Zealand, Dr. Daimon returns to Tōtei university hospital amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
[1][2][7][8][9] Yonekura was a former fashion model who had performed as the first Roxie Hart in the Japanese theater production of Chicago in 2008.
[13] Shirō Itō and Ittoku Kishibe were both veteran actors who joined the cast for the first season.
[8] Yuki Uchida appears in all 7 seasons playing Hiromi Jonouchi, an anesthesiologist who works for the same agency as Michiko Daimon.
The actress and former model gave as her reason for previously declining to appear in the fourth season that she had not had an opportunity to star in the same TV series for an extended run and she never had the confidence to respond to people’s expectations.
He tries to gain power by controlling top staff, taking advantage of Michiko's assignments, or through corrupt means.
In the premiere of Season 5, he returned to work in a rural area, but was transferred back to the main hospital by Shimura Madoka.
In season 7 he returns briefly in episode 7 to Tōtei but now as a medical "Extuber" helping to provide good publicity.
He returned in season 5 after his recovery and served as the Deputy Director of the Surgery Department at Totei University Hospital.
He became the group's chairman after its establishment near the end of the season, but was promptly dismissed by the Cabinet of Japan due to political interference.
Doctor-X's first season aired from October 18 to December 13, 2012, on Thursdays on TV Asahi in Japan.
[17] National politician Aiko Ichinose, played by Kayako Kishimoto, collapses on the street following an intimate interlude.
[17] Meanwhile, reigning world figure skating champion Kojiro Himuro, played by guest star Hey!
JUMP group member Kei Inoo, is suffering from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension ahead of the upcoming world championships.
Medical Center of the Cross director Kantaro Kurosu asks Daimon Michiko to perform the surgery.
[14][17] Doctor-X continued to run on Thursday nights in the 9:00 PM time slot on TV Asahi.
[3] The maximum viewing share during the season was the last episode, during a scene featuring 43-year-old Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka.
[2] After five episodes, the show was averaging 20.1% market share and was the top ranked drama on private television networks.
[21] Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon is distributed internationally via Netflix and Amazon Prime in selected countries with English language subtitles.
[22][23][5] In India, Doctor-X is dubbed in Hindi language on the occasion of International Women's Day and it is as of 2018 streaming on Indian Digital Platform ZEE5 for Season 1 and 2 only.
Japan Foundation also distributed the first seasons in some Latin American countries (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Bolivia) in 2017, dubbed in Spanish.