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Dear Patient

Dear Patient

20201 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Sasai Memorial Hospital has a good reputation for its sincere care for patients. However, holding up a strong policy of 'customer first' has put doctors into uneasy circumstance where they have to deal with 'monster patients,' unreasonable complainers. The drama depicts doctors' growth and struggle experienced in the severe situation of the present healthcare industry.

Created by Shuuko Arai
Written by Shuuko Arai
NetworksNHK G

Top Cast

Shihori Kanjiya

Shihori Kanjiya

Mano Chiaki

Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

Zama Atsushi [Monster patient]

Rin Takanashi

Rin Takanashi

Mano Mari [Chiaki's sister]

Yuki Uchida

Yuki Uchida

Hamaguchi Yoko [Internist at Sasai Memorial Hospital]

Kodai Asaka

Kodai Asaka

Kaneda Naoki [Physician at Sasai Memorial Hospital]

Kenta Hamano

Kenta Hamano

Numata Shinya [General Secretary at Sasai Memorial Hospital]

Takeshi Masu

Takeshi Masu

Takamine Shuji [General Secretary at Sasai Memorial Hospital]

Masaru Nagai

Masaru Nagai

Kira Daisuke [Lecturer of Russian Martial Arts]

Machiko Washio

Machiko Washio

Asanuma Chieko [Monster patient]

Raita Ryu

Raita Ryu

Saionji Mitsutaka [Patient with dementia]

About Dear Patient

Dear Patient is a drama series that first aired in 2020. Created by Shuuko Arai, it stars Shihori Kanjiya, Tetsushi Tanaka, Rin Takanashi. Sasai Memorial Hospital has a good reputation for its sincere care for patients. However, holding up a strong policy of 'customer first' has put doctors into uneasy circumstance where they have to deal with 'monster patients,' unreasonable complainers. The drama depicts doctors' growth and struggle experienced in the severe situation of the present healthcare industry.

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