Team Medical Dragon
Encyclopedia
is a seinen
manga
about Japanese medical care written by Akira Nagai and drawn by Taro Nogizaka, under medical supervision by Mie Yoshinuma. It has been adapted into the television drama Iryu, Iryu 2, and Iryu 3. The first volume of released on September 30, 2002 in Japan.
since 2002. It received the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award
for general manga in 2005. The story uses a cast of characters and focuses on many problems prevalent in modern Japan medicine, such as medical malpractice
, drug trial, and the stagnancy of reform for the troubled health care
system.
Akira Nagai, the original creator of the story, was a successful doctor and medical journalist. He died from complications resulting from liver cancer on July 7, 2004.
, and Teppei Koike
. Season 1(11 episodes) was aired on Fuji Television
at 10:00 pm every Thursday from April 13,2006 to June 29,2006. Season 2(11 episodes) was aired from October 11,2007 to December 20,2007 and Season 3(10 episodes) was aired from October 14,2010 to December 16,2010.
Others
Seinen
is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
about Japanese medical care written by Akira Nagai and drawn by Taro Nogizaka, under medical supervision by Mie Yoshinuma. It has been adapted into the television drama Iryu, Iryu 2, and Iryu 3. The first volume of released on September 30, 2002 in Japan.
Summary
"Team Medical Dragon" has been serialized in Big Comic SuperiorBig Comic Superior
is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since 1987-07-01 by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for Big Comic Original and Big Comic Spirits....
since 2002. It received the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
for general manga in 2005. The story uses a cast of characters and focuses on many problems prevalent in modern Japan medicine, such as medical malpractice
Medical malpractice
Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error. Standards and...
, drug trial, and the stagnancy of reform for the troubled health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
system.
Akira Nagai, the original creator of the story, was a successful doctor and medical journalist. He died from complications resulting from liver cancer on July 7, 2004.
TV series
"Team Medical Dragon" was adapted as 3 TV series(until now) starring Kenji Sakaguchi, Izumi InamoriIzumi Inamori
is a Japanese actress signed to Burning Production.-Biography:Izumi Inamori was born and grew up in the city of Kagoshima. After graduating from the local high school, Inamori went to University of Texas at Arlington to study English abroad...
, and Teppei Koike
Teppei Koike
is an actor and singer from Japan. He was born in Ōsakasayama, Osaka Prefecture. He belongs to the production company Burning Productions and is a member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT with his partner, Eiji Wentz.- History :2001...
. Season 1(11 episodes) was aired on Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
at 10:00 pm every Thursday from April 13,2006 to June 29,2006. Season 2(11 episodes) was aired from October 11,2007 to December 20,2007 and Season 3(10 episodes) was aired from October 14,2010 to December 16,2010.
Cast
Main Cast- Kenji Sakaguchi as Ryūtaro Asada - All Series
- Izumi InamoriIzumi Inamoriis a Japanese actress signed to Burning Production.-Biography:Izumi Inamori was born and grew up in the city of Kagoshima. After graduating from the local high school, Inamori went to University of Texas at Arlington to study English abroad...
as Akira Katō - Season 1&3 - Teppei KoikeTeppei Koikeis an actor and singer from Japan. He was born in Ōsakasayama, Osaka Prefecture. He belongs to the production company Burning Productions and is a member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT with his partner, Eiji Wentz.- History :2001...
as Noboru Ijūin - All Season - Asami MizukawaAsami Mizukawais a Japanese actress. She grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka.She made her debut in 1997 at age of thirteen in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the Grand Prix at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition and gained the supporting role in the 2002 J-horror film Dark Water...
as Miki Satohara - Season 1&2 - Sadao AbeSadao Abeis a Japanese actor and musician from Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and his real name is . His popularity started as the lead singer of the Japanese rock band Group Tamashii...
as Monji Arase - All Season - Tetsuhiro Ikeda as Takehiko Kihara - All Season
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Keisuke Fujiyoshi - All Season
- Mari NatsukiMari NatsukiMari Natsuki , real name Junko Nakajima , is a Japanese singer, dancer and actress....
as Shōko Kitō - All Season - Ittoku Kishibe as Takeo Noguchi - All Season
Others
- Kazuki KitamuraKazuki Kitamurais a Japanese film and television actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 14th Yokohama Film Festival for Minazuki, Kyohansha and Kanzen-naru shiiku.-Movies:...
as Gunji Kirishima - Season 1 only - Yuki UchidaYuki Uchidais a Japanese actress, and a popular 1990s Japanese idol, model and singer.-Biography:She practiced fencing in high school, and ranked 3rd in a tournament in Tokyo in 1991....
as Kazumi Kataoka - Season 2 only - Jiro Sato as Kōtarō Matsudaira - Season 2 only
- Nene Otsuka as Nanami Kodaka - Season 2 only
- Kōtarō Shiga as Hideki Zenda - Season 2 only
- Issei Takahashi as Seiji Toyama - Season 2 only
- Yasuhi Nakamura as Hiroto Nomura - Season 2 only
- Kenichi EndouKenichi Endouis a Japanese actor.-Filmography:*Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action*Nobody Knows*Ninja Sentai Kakuranger*Visitor Q*Origin: Spirits of the Past*Lion-Maru G*Kikoku*Big Bang Love, Juvenile A*Kōshōnin...
as Keijirō Kuroki - Season 3 only - Mitsuki TanimuraMitsuki Tanimura, is a Japanese actress.-Filmography:* The Chasing World * God's Puzzle * Summer Wars * Kanikōsen * Mei-chan no Shitsuji * Mori no Asagao * Hankyū Densha as Miho...
as Fuyumi Magara - Season 3 only