Doctor-X Season 2: Production Overview and Broadcast History
Doctor-X Season 2, known in Japanese as Dokutā Ekkusu: Gekai Daimon Michiko (ドクターX ～外科医・大門未知子～), is the second television series season of the medical drama franchise starring Ryoko Yonekura. Broadcast by TV Asahi in Japan, the season ran for nine episodes from October 17 to December 19, 2013, airing in the Thursday 21:00 time slot. The production achieved a strong weekly average television rating of 23.0%.
Production and Crew
The series was directed by Naomi Tamura and Hidetomo Matsuda. The scripts were written by Miho Nakazono and Aya Takei. The narrative centers on freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon, who challenges established hospital hierarchies and conservative medical practices.
Cast and Characters
The main cast features returning and supporting actors portraying medical professionals across university hospital settings:
- Ryoko Yonekura as Michiko Daimon
- Naohito Fujiki as Shinobu Kondo
- Yuki Uchida as Hiromi Jonouchi
- Kenichi Endo as Takashi Ebina
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Tsukasa Ayukawa
- Yuko Fueki as Tamao Terui
- Erena Mizusawa as Risa Hashimoto
- Manabu Ino as Hisashi Kameyama
- Toru Nomaguchi as Takumi Tsuruta
- Shinji Rokkaku as Makoto Uzawa
- Kazuyuki Asano
- Takashi Sasano
- Ittoku Kishibe
- Yoshiko Mita
