Night Doctor*NEW*
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Mondays, June 2021
Station: Fuji TV
Genre: Medical
Scriptwriter: Okita Haruka (Radiation House, Good Doctor, Keiji Yugami)
Directors: Sekino Munenori, Sawada Kensaku
Cast: Haru, Tanaka Kei, Kishi Yuta, Kitamura Takumi, Okazai Sae
Synopsis: Japan’s emergency medical care is severely understaffed. Overtime hours per doctor is increasing as they are overworked. In particular, in the field of emergency medical care at night, there are few doctors with a wealth of experience, and on some occasions, they are unable to handle treatments outside their area of specialisation. Despite this situation, a constant stream of seriously ill patients are brought in at night. In such circumstances, medical errors that can kill a patient can occur. Hakuoukai Asahi Kaihin Hospital, a branch hospital of Hakuoukai Group, is about to implement a large-scale reform of working arrangements on a trial basis in order to turn around emergency medical care which is on the brink of collapse. This involves total abolition of the system of doctors on duty and the establishment of a team of emergency medical doctors called Night Doctors who only work at night while maintaining the system of accepting any patient 24 hours 365 days a year. The members of this team are Asakura Mizuki (Haru), Naruse Akito (Tanaka Kei), Fukasawa Arata (Kishi Yuta), Sakuraba Shun (Kitamura Takumi) and Takaoka Sachiho (Okazai Sae). These five doctors of completely different ages, personalities and values begin to work as night doctors with the motto “Refuse no patient.”
Website: www.fujitv.co.jp/NightDoctor
Twitter: twitter.com/nd_fujitv
Mikkoku wa Utau ~ Keishichou Kansatsu File*UPDATED*
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Sundays, 22 August 2021
Network: WOWOW
Genre: Suspense
Episodes: 6
Original Work: Mikkoku wa Utau ~ Keishichou Kansatsu File by Igane Gentaro
Scriptwriter: Suzuki Kenichi (Akuto (WOWOW), Bye Bye Black Bird)
Director: Uchikata Akira
Cast: Matsuoka Masahiro, Izumi Rika, Ikeda Tetsuhiro, Miura Masaki, Totsuka Shota, Akimoto Sayaka, Mashima Hidekazu, Brother Tom, Matsuura Yuya, Akira100%, Chiba Tetsuya, Komoto Masahiro, Kinoshita Houka, Kimura Yuichi, Tsurumi Shingo, Nakamura Toru
Synopsis: Sara Masaki (Matsuoka Masahiro) was a detective in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigation Division until a junior detective Saito Kota (Totsuka Shota) lost his life while they were investigating a murder case. Sara was transferred to the First Human Resource Division’s Inspection Unit which cracks down on wrongdoing by police personnel. It is a lonely role and he is regarded with hostility by colleagues who consider him a traitor. Meanwhile, the First Human Resource Division receives a tip-off that Minaguchi Nanako (Izumi Rika), Sara’s former colleague when he belonged to the First Investigation Division, has been illegally divulging confidential data. Sara feels conflicted about having to investigate her, but he complies with the orders of his boss (Nakamura Toru). As he reviews her actions, he makes the connection to an unsolved murder case and the truth regarding Saito’s untimely death begins to emerge. Who is the traitor and what shocking truth will Sara arrive at?
Website: www.wowow.co.jp/drama/original/mikkoku
Twitter: twitter.com/drama_wowow
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