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Good Doctor

TV·2018–2018·1 season, 10 episodes·Fuji TV·Drama, Family·50m

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Minato Shindo has savant syndrome. His memory is amazing, but he has difficulty communicating with other people. When Minato was little, he dreamed of becoming a doctor. He met Doctor Akira Shiga and he wanted to become a pediatric surgeon. Akira was surprised by the 7-year-old's memory of the human organs and he decided to support Minato in achieving his dream. Eventually, Minato graduated from medical school and passed the national exam for medical practitioners. Now, Akira works as a director at a large hospital. He suggests to Minato to work in the pediatric surgery department at the hospital where he works.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Good Doctor S01E01The First TrialS01E01 · 9.0

Castfull cast & details

Kento YamazakiKento YamazakiMinato ShindoJuri UenoJuri UenoNatsumi SetoNaohito FujikiNaohito FujikiSeiji TakayamaShigeyuki TotsugiShigeyuki TotsugiKeisuke MamiyaYuri NakamuraYuri NakamuraMichi TogoKenta HamanoKenta HamanoTaro HashiguchiItsuji ItaoItsuji ItaoRyunosuke InoguchiAkira EmotoAkira EmotoAkira Shiga

Episodes by season

Season0110Episodes2018Aired 9.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Good Doctor S01E01The First TrialJuly 12, 2018 9.0
  2. S01E02Good Doctor S01E02Save The BabyJuly 19, 2018—
  3. S01E03Good Doctor S01E03The DealJuly 26, 2018—
  4. S01E04Good Doctor S01E04The PromiseAugust 2, 2018—
  5. S01E05Good Doctor S01E05The Boy SopranoAugust 9, 2018—
  6. S01E06Good Doctor S01E06The Truth RevealedAugust 16, 2018—
  7. S01E07Good Doctor S01E07The Cat Who Lives One Million TimesAugust 23, 2018—
  8. S01E08Good Doctor S01E08Cactus And FireworksAugust 30, 2018—
  9. S01E09Good Doctor S01E09Sharing HappinessSeptember 5, 2018—
  10. S01E10Good Doctor S01E10Living OnSeptember 12, 2018—

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