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Doctor X

Original title: Doctor X ~ Gekai Daimon Michiko ~
  • TV Series
  • 2012– 2012–
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  • 54m
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7.4/10
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Doctor X (2012)
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Daimon Michiko is a freelance surgeon who wanders from hospital to hospital because the harsh environment led many doctors to retire. However, Michiko doesn't look like a doctor at all with ... Read allDaimon Michiko is a freelance surgeon who wanders from hospital to hospital because the harsh environment led many doctors to retire. However, Michiko doesn't look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude.Daimon Michiko is a freelance surgeon who wanders from hospital to hospital because the harsh environment led many doctors to retire. However, Michiko doesn't look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude.
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7.4/10
669
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  • Stars
    • Ryôko Yonekura
    • Ittoku Kishibe
    • Yuki Uchida
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    • Ryôko Yonekura
    • Ittoku Kishibe
    • Yuki Uchida
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      • 1 nomination

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    Ryôko Yonekura
    Ryôko Yonekura
    • Daimon Michikoas Daimon Michiko…
    69 episodes69 eps • 2012–2021
    Ittoku Kishibe
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    7/10
    Japanese "House" ?
    "Doctor X" is as irreverent and far-fetched as the series "House." But it does this in a very Japanese way. So don't go into this series expecting an exact copy of the American drama. Do expect, however, a drama-comedy that (only slightly) exaggeratedly plays off Japanese-ness in terms of culture and norms.

    What good about this series is that, as a Japanese comedy-drama, it works well due to its fantasy of a super talented outsider doctor taking on the system. Not only that, she's a woman, and a surgeon! In Japan, women make up less than 6% of all surgeons. That fact alone makes for a very promising series.

    The machinations and politicking of the male doctors and hospital administrators are equally fun and interesting to watch. The acting is quite good if sometimes a bit overplayed. But that is usual for Japanese comedy-dramas. So too is the overall plot in each season.

    The only downside is that the main character is a bit childish, which can be quiet grating at times to watch. Sadly, Japanese society sees ideal femininity as child-like, and so even Doctor X cannot escape this fundamental fact and our protagonist is not so revolutionary as she looks.
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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2012 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Also known as
      • Doctor X Surgeon Michiko Daimon
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      54 minutes

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