Dr. Hikojiro 2

A gentle, wry hospital mystery that unfolds at a leisurely pace, mixing small-town warmth with mild institutional intrigue.

Directed by

Keiichirō Yoshida

Genres

Mystery, Comedy

Starring

Susumu Terajima, Keiko Toda, Takashi Ukaji

Overview

One day, Hikojiro goes to visit Sayo Kujo, an old lady who has been hospitalized. Sayo has been told that she has a year to live by assistant professor Natsuhiko Moriwaki, and insists on returning to the house she was born and raised in. It so happens that Hikojiro will be the one to treat her at home from now on. At the university hospital, Hikojiro runs into a familiar face - Hazuki, the daughter of Tetsuji Tonoyama, the man who taught Hikojiro how to make takoyaki. Hazuki is now a nurse at the university hospital and Hikojiro is surprised to see a strange poster on the hospital bulletin board that implies she's having an affair with Moriwaki. The hospital is currently preparing to elect a new chief surgeon, and the candidates are assistant professors Moriwaki and Shinsuke Noguchi, heads of the first and second surgical department. Both of their factions have been publishing defamatory statements about each other.

How it feels

Warm, satirical, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Class, power, family, loyalty

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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