Dr. Coto's Clinic: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After making a serious mistake in his work in Tokyo, talented surgeon Goto Kensuke is invited to take charge of the only clinic on the small island of Yonaguni, Okinawa. It is difficult to get competent doctors to serve on this remote island, and the islanders are now used to traveling for hours via boat for proper medical care. Despite seeming weak and unreliable (he gets very seasick, and does not have a driving license), he wins over the skeptical islanders with his skill and dedication. Some children of the island make a flag for his clinic, but get his name wrong. Thereafter he is known by all as Koto.

Series details

• Title: Dr. Coto's Clinic
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2003-07-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 87691
• TVDB ID: 84808

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-07-03; final listed air date 2003-09-11.
• Season 2: premiered 2006-10-12; final listed air date 2006-12-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dr. Coto's Clinic on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.