Japanese Drama - Blackjack ni Yoroshiku

* Title: ブラックジャックによろしく
* Title (romaji): Blackjack ni Yoroshiku
* Also known as: Hello Black Jack / Say Hello to Blackjack
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Melodrama, medical
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership ratings: 14.2
* Broadcast network: TBS
* Broadcast period: 2003-Apr-11 to 2003-Jun-20
* Air time: Friday 22:00
* Theme song: LIFE is... ~another story~ by Hirai Ken

Synopsis

Eijiro Saito (Tsumabuki Satoshi) is a graduate of the prestigious Eidai Medical School and is sent to Eidai Hospital as a trainee doctor. There, under the supervision of Dr. Shiratori (Miura Tomokazu) at the surgery department, Eijiro trains hard with Dekune (Kato Koji) and Munakata (Matsuo Masatoshi). But all they seem to do is take care of the menial work. They work on average 16 hours a day for 38,000Y per month. It's so bad that they have to do part-time work at other hospitals just to make ends meet.

Eijiro picks Seido Hospital, run by Dr. Hattori (Ogata Ken), for his part-time job. The surgery is like a battleground. Eijiro is very impressed by his senior Dr. Ushida (Sugimoto Tetta) and the nurse Kaori (Suzuki Kyoka). But one night, when he is on duty, Eijiro runs from the surgery leaving a badly injured patient behind. -- TBS

Cast

* Tsumabuki Satoshi as Dr. Saito Eijiro
* Suzuki Kyoka as Nurse Akagi Kaori
* Kato Koji as Dekune Kuniya
* Matsuo Masatoshi as Munakata Masaomi
* Kuninaka Ryoko as Minagawa Yasuko (NICU)
* Sugimoto Tetta as Dr. Ushida (Seido Hospital)
* Ogata Ken as Dr. Hattori Osamu (Director of Seido Hospital)
* Miura Tomokazu as Dr. Shiratori Takahisa (Surgery Department)
* Iwamatsu Ryo as owner

Guests

* Imai Yoko (Nurse in Seido Hospital) (ep1-2)
* Ito Shiro as Professor Kazukabe Ichiro (Head of Eidai Hospital) (ep1-2)
* Izumi Pinko as Kaneko Akiko (daughter of a patient) (ep1-2)
* Ayase Haruka as Nurse Risako (ep1-2)
* Komoto Masahiro as Dr. Kume (Internal Medicine) (ep3-5)
* Ishibashi Ryo as Dr. Fujii (Chief Cardiac Surgeon) (ep3-5)
* Kobayashi Kaoru as Dr. Kawakami (Cardiac Surgeon) (ep3-5)
* Harada Yoshio as Dr. Kita Saburo (Fuchinamini Hospital) (ep3-5)
* Guts Ishimatsu as Miyamura Kazuo (patient) (ep3-5)
* Asagi Yoko as Saito Tomoko (Eijiro's Mom) (ep3-5)
* Hanmi Kazuaki as Okuma (Orimos Biomedical) (ep3-5)
* Shoufukutei Tsurube as Dr. Takasago (NICU) (ep6-9)
* Yokoyama Megumi as Tanabe Yoshiko (the twin's mother) (ep6-9)
* Yoshida Eisaku as Tanabe Hidekatsu (the twin's father) (ep6-9)
* Nakamaru Shinsho as Dr. Okubo (Pediatric Surgeon) (ep6-9)
* Seto Yoichiro (parent) (ep6-9)
* Kaga Takeshi as Dr. Yasotomi (Pediatrics) (ep10&11)
* Kobayashi Susumu as Dr. Ishikawa (Pediatrics) (ep10&11)
* Abe Hiroshi as Shoji Naoki (SP)
* Ito Misaki as Utsumi Madoka (SP)
* Fujitani Miki as Kodama Noriko (SP)
* Nashimoto Kenjiro as Tsujimoto Masashi (SP)
* Ishibashi Takaki as Usami Takashi (SP)
* Yakushimaru Hiroko as Tsujimoto Yoshie (SP)
* Furuya Ikko as Kawabuchi Kiyoshi (SP)
* Doi Yoshio

Production Credits

* Original writing: Satou Shuuhou (佐藤秀峰) Blackjack ni Yoroshiku (manga)
* Screenwriter: Goto Noriko
* Chief Producer: Kijima Seiichiro
* Producer: Iyoda Hidenori (伊與田英徳)
* Directors: Hirano Shunichi, Mishiro Shinichi, Yamamuro Daisuke
* Music: Hasebe Toru

Recognitions

* 37th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
* 37th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor (Tsumabuki Satoshi)
* 37th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director
* 37th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song
* 37th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Musical Arrangement (Hasebe Toru)
* 37th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Opening

Notes

* KIKU-TV aired the drama as "Hello Black Jack".

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