Dr. Coto's Clinic (2003)

Name: Dr. Coto's Clinic
Rating: 8.7

Rating: 8.7

Synopsis

Dr. Goto Kensuke transfers to a remote island clinic after an incident at his Tokyo hospital. His first task: winning over the wary locals.

First Air Date: 2003-07-03

Last Air Date: 2006-12-21

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 22

Networks: Fuji TV

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Top Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka as 五島健助
Ko Shibasaki as 星野彩佳
Kaoru Kobayashi as 星野正一
Saburo Tokito as 原剛利
Ryo Tomioka as 原剛洋
Toshio Kakei as 和田一範
Nene Otsuka as 西山茉莉子
Shigeru Izumiya as 安藤重雄
Masakatsu Funaki as Tsutomu Yamashita
Atsushi Yamanishi as Wataru Motoki

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: People live there (2003-07-03)

Through the humble surroundings of their remote island clinic, Dr. Coto introduces himself by saving a life and win the community's trust.
Ep. 2: To the mother who lives in my hometown (2003-07-10)

An island elder's symptoms escalate to critical. How will Dr. Coto deal with her refusal for treatment?
Ep. 3: Saving the baby (2003-07-17)

Dr. Coto faces a double life-threatening pregnancy emergency. After slowly gaining trust from the community, can he avert this terrible crisis and save two lives?
Ep. 4: Don't treat the sickness, treat the person (2003-07-24)

Nurse Ayaka feels uneasy when an unexpected visitor arrives. Meanwhile, official orders result in a hasty car maneuver with dire consequences.
Ep. 5: A surgically incurable condition (2003-07-31)

Work stops for Congressman Ashida due to an incident that places him to the clinic. The injured Hiroko risks losing a limb.
Ep. 6: To our beloved child (2003-08-07)

Following tense mother-son talks, the new boy in town, Ryu, disappears. While Dr. Coto searches the island, Ryu lands in a precarious position.
Ep. 7: Standing alone (2003-08-14)

While Mariko and Ryu get the chance to heal family wounds, a furious father spars with his daughter over an unexpected new member to the family.
Ep. 8: A life that can't be saved (2003-08-21)

Wada returns from medical training on mainland with a romantic tale and a beading smile, while the subject of his desire surprises the locals.
Ep. 9: An exposed past (2003-08-28)

A Tokyo reporter arrives looking for a story on Dr. Koto, the popular island physician, and digs up his dark past.
Ep. 10: Leave this island now (2003-09-04)

History repeats itself when an incident leaves two people injured at the same time. Dr. Coto's dilemma: Who should he treat first?
Ep. 11: A new start (2003-09-11)

A high profile patient asks Dr. Coto to perform a high-risk surgery, and both their fate are determined by Dr Coto's hands.