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Doctor Kouta Sezaki works on a clinic ship, which sails around the Seto Inland Sea. He's talented as a doctor, but possesses a weakness to fall easily in love with women. When he lands at an island, Kouta falls in love with a woman from that island. He tries to solve a medical problem which that woman has and makes other people get involved in her situation. Nevertheless, Doctor Kouta Sezaki is rejected by that woman and, with tearing eyes, moves on to the next island. Edit Translation

  • English
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  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • Country: Japan
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 11
  • Aired: Oct 14, 2013 - Dec 23, 2013
  • Aired On: Monday
  • Original Network: Fuji TV
  • Duration: 55 min.
  • Score: 7.6 (scored by 898 users)
  • Ranked: #4896
  • Popularity: #5017
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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displacedmoon
18 people found this review helpful
Dec 31, 2013
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
This drama is simple, straightforward and easy to watch. It's perfect for those days you just want uncomplicated comic relief. That said, although its meant to be a light rom-com, the drama still manages to touch on heavier themes such as: abusive relationships, single motherhood, compassion for the elderly, making sacrifices, and facing your fears. And don't skip the ending credits or you'll miss the storyline teasers!

The characters, if not all fully developed, were funny...often silly at times. Matsuda Shota as Dr. Kota was a juxtaposition of a bumbling lovestruck goofball with that of an efficient genius doctor. Matsuda is really such a versatile actor--he never fails to entertain me. Takei Emi as Mako also didn't disappoint. She was the opposite of Dr. Kota in personality and helped to ground his character whenever his eccentricities went overboard. I especially loved Dr. Kota and Mako's chats at the end of each episode--everytime Dr. Kota said anything inappropriate, Mako would mysteriously produce a "blue slipper" and smack him on the head with it. Hah. The supporting characters were also nice to watch--sometimes adding insightful words of wisdom; more often just providing comedic relief with their antics.

This show has a great song that was a perfect episode ender - Taiyou no Megami by Leo Ieiry. Very upbeat and optimistic, like the show.

I doubt I would re-watch this drama from start to finish. But I would definitely replay the funny parts where Matsuda is being geeky and adorkable.

Pros
With only 11 episodes (gotta love jdramas for this), you can easily marathon this in a couple of days. The other plus is its renzoku format--each episode concludes a storyline, so it's unnecessary to watch each episode to get the jist of the show. However, you may miss out on some of the storyline and character development that continues from episode to episode.

Cons
Some of the situations and events are a bit unrealistic in how they are addressed and/or resolved. And just about every episode is a cliche. But I think that's part of the show's charm. And I'll also admit to being guilty of fast-forwarding to the more entertaining parts whenever some of the episodes dragged along.

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WonByungHoon
5 people found this review helpful
Mar 19, 2015
11 of 11 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
Such a feel good show, the doc was just funny. From ep 1 to the end he always falls in love with someone new then wnds up saying "i dr kota will leave this boat " then in the end ends up giving mako chan a gift that he had bought. And whats up with the slipper, (act properly) always shows up out of nowhere. There shoulda been at least 1 more episode so we know what the future came to be. The cooks were just a mess and the leader was such a woos. Anyways short and sweet episodes
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Details

  • Drama: Umi no Ue no Shinryoujo
  • Country: Japan
  • Episodes: 11
  • Aired: Oct 14, 2013 - Dec 23, 2013
  • Aired On: Monday
  • Original Network: Fuji TV
  • Duration: 55 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 7.6 (scored by 898 users)
  • Ranked: #4896
  • Popularity: #5017
  • Watchers: 2,151

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