Details
Title: きらきら研修医
Title (romaji): Kirakira Kenshui
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Hospital, human drama
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 09.3
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-11 to 2007-Mar-22
Air time: Thursday 22:00
Theme song: CHU-LIP by Otsuka Ai
Synopsis
Adapted from a popular blog, this drama follows the comical struggles and growth of an intern doctor, Usako, played by Konishi Manami in her first lead role. While Wentz Eiji stars as a male nursing aide to Usako, who falls in love with her.
Intern doctor, Usako meet an ill child on the way to the very first day of her work. Hastily, she takes the child to her hospital, however the hospital is too crowded and Usako falls into a panic. Confused, Usako is unable to do anything helpful. Right then, Mikako (Ryo), a beautiful doctor appears and does a quick and appropriate treatment.
Usako is relieved with the situation, however she suddenly realizes that she is late to work. She hurriedly runs to her trainer doctor, Itabashi (Terajima Susumu - appears in episode 1 only), in the pediatrics department, and gets yelled at. To make matters worse, she is even looked down from patients (kids) as a layperson. Usako offers her arm for an injection practice for a nurse trainee, gets suspected of having affair with her boss… There seems to be no peaceful days for her.
One day, she gets high fever of 40 degrees (Celsius), and is forced to overcome various troubles with a high fever. Will she be able to fulfill her duty and become a proper doctor?! Challenging days for the doctor intern Usako have only started! --TBS
Cast
Main Cast
Konishi Manami as Oda Usako
Wentz Eiji as Tachioka Ken
Namase Katsuhisa as Kawai Makai
Papaya Suzuki as Mukai Takashi
Ryo as Kinoshita Mikako
Kato Masaya as Yamazaki Hidehiko
Harada Yoshio as Mayuminora Ryuhei
Matsushima Hatsune as Haruyama Natsuhime
Terajima Susumu as Kurahashi Keitaro
Nobukawa Seijun as Gokoshima Yumi
Kinami Haruka as Nishidaira Reika
Imura Kumi as Koshimori Miho
Fuse Eri as Kouzan Rumiko
Hamada Mari as Asami Mizuho
Takahashi Hitomi as Hashimoto Junko
Katagiri Hairi as Maeda Kiyomi
Saikawa Ai (斉川 あい) as Nagaoka Toshiko
Arimura Miki as Kiuchi Maria
Nakayama Megumi as Kirishima Satomi
Ken Naoko (研ナオコ)
Sato Jiro
Guests
Watabe Aya (渡部彩) (ep1)
Shiraishi Miki (白石みき) (ep1)
Gachapin (ガチャピン) (ep1,2)
Yui Ryoko (ep2)
Enoki Takaaki (ep2)
Esper Itou (エスパー伊東) (ep3,4)
Mabuchi Erika (ep3,4)
Asaji Yoko (浅茅陽子) (ep4)
Musaka Naomasa (ep5)
Ishii Kota (ep5)
Ooki Bondo as (大木凡人) (ep5)
Sato Mayumi (佐藤真弓) (ep6)
Murasaki Maaya (村崎真彩) (ep6)
Kiritani Mirei (ep7)
Sudo Koichi (須藤公一) (ep8)
Ishii Mitsuko (ep9)
David Ito (ep10)
Satsuki Haruko (五月晴子) (ep11)
Hara Fumina (ep11)
Kimura Midori (木村翠) (ep11)
Fuwa Mansaku (ep11)
Okuma Ichiro
Production Credits
Original writing: Oda Usako (織田うさこ) (Ameba Books)
Screenwriter: Arai Shuko (荒井修子), Tokunaga Tomokazu
Producer: Kawanishi Taku, Tachibana Yasuhito (橘康仁)
Director: Imai Natsuki, Morinaga Kyoro (森永恭朗)
Music: ARTSTA
Kirakira Kenshui
