Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Onda Kokoro is an oncologist called Dr Onkoro for short by the people around her and teased that she was born for this path. She got married to Takumi, whom she had known since she was a student, and they had a son. Life was going smoothly for her. But three months ago, her husband fell in an accident and remained unconsciousness even though he underwent emergency surgery. Although Kokoro puts on a brave face at work, she still has not been able to accept reality. One day, she meets Kajiyama Kaoru, a competent gastroenterologist who has transferred to work at the hospital. Kaoru understands the need for oncology as a surgeon and gives emotional support with her sunny personality as a colleague. She becomes a dear friend whom Kokoro feels is sudden a ray of light in her personal and professional life…

Series details

• Title: Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2020-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 54582
• TVDB ID: 375339

Cast and credited roles

• Nao Matsushita — Onda Kokoro
• Yoshino Kimura — Kajiyama Kaoru

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-01-09; final listed air date 2020-03-19; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

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