Doctor-X Special (2016 TV Movie)
Doctor-X Special (Japanese: ドクターＸ ～外科医・大門未知子～スペシャル, Romaji: Doctor X Gekai Daimon Michiko Supesharu) is a Japanese television movie broadcast on TV Asahi on July 3, 2016. Directed by Naomi Tamura and written by Miho Nakazono, the single-episode special is part of the broader Doctor-X television franchise centered on the freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon.
Production and Broadcast Details
The television movie premiered in Japan on July 3, 2016, airing in the Sunday 21:00 time slot on the TV Asahi network. It achieved a recorded television rating of 22.0%. The production was penned by screenwriter Miho Nakazono and directed by Naomi Tamura.
Plot Synopsis
The story follows Kojiro Himuro, a champion figure skater training for an upcoming world competition who suffers from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Kantaro Kurosu, the director of the Cross Medical Center, enlists freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon to perform surgery on Himuro. However, immediately before the procedure, Daimon faces unexpected obstacles that deprive her of her primary surgical capabilities.
Cast and Characters
The television movie features a large ensemble cast combining recurring characters from the television series and new guest roles:
- Ryoko Yonekura as Michiko Daimon
- Takeshi Kitano as Kantaro Kurosu
- Kei Inoo as Kojiro Himuro
- Ittoku Kishibe as Akira Kanbara
- Yuki Uchida as Hiromi Jonouchi
- Isao Hashizume as Tadashi Aoyagi
- Katsuhisa Namase as Takayuki Kikawada
- Yuki Shikanuma as Tomiyo Momoi
- Toshiyuki Nishida as Shigekatsu Hiruma
- Kenichi Endo as Takashi Ebina
- Masanobu Katsumura as Hideki Kaji
- Kosuke Suzuki as Mamoru Hara
- Kayoko Kishimoto as Aiko Ichinose
- Munetaka Aoki as Gen Akagi
- Manami Hashimoto as Harumi Kanazawa
