Good Doctor (Japanese TV series)


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

Plot

Minato Shindo 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 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

Development

On May 26, Fuji TV first announced that they would make an adaptation of Good Doctor with Kento Yamazaki as the lead actor. Several days later, other supporting cast members were announced.
A special screening of the first episode was held on July 8, 2018, with three of the main leads in attendance.

Filming

Filming began around June 17, 2018.

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.

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, 20:00.