In October, she's coming back with her seventh season

▲ "Doctor-X", which returned after two years, starred Ryoko Yonekura

(ZENA/Translation) On the 18th, Japanese actress Ryoko Yonekura (45) confirmed to star in the TV Asahi series "Doctor-X ~ Surgeon ・ Gate Unknown Son~ " ( every Thursday at 9:00 p.m. ) that returns in October. It's been 10 years since the series began airing and tells the story of a talented surgeon who "will never fail." The seventh season returned to the screen after two years, and for the lead actor Yonekura, this is also the first time she has starred in a public television series since she left her agency in April last year, and she also said with great enthusiasm that she "wants to make the seventh season a work beyond the previous game".

The popularity series has ushered in a key node.

"I didn't expect that the story of this woman who was unknown to the door would last for 10 years... This was completely unexpected and made me grateful. ”

Doctor-X premiered in October 2012. When she received the invitation from the crew this time, Yonekura was performing the musical "CHICAGO" in New York, usa, recalling the ten years that had passed with the series, Ryoko Yonekura said the same thing.

The sixth season, which also tells the story of the arrogant genius surgeon Gate Unknown Son, aired in 2019, and her famous lines - "I, will never fail" and the posture of not fearing power and thinking of saving people, as well as the happy plot, have aroused wide resonance among the audience. The average regional ratings of each series set a record of 18% to 23%, laying the foundation for the work's national reputation as a popular masterpiece.

The seventh season of this final broadcast and the previous sixth season are separated by two years, mainly against the background of the Shakyo University Hospital, which is shaken by the impact of the once-in-a-century world infectious disease, and in the context of prioritizing the treatment of infectious diseases and internal medicine, and all non-emergency surgeries are postponed, the unknown son is struggling on the front line of the collapse of the medical system, fighting against the "new enemy" while continuing to implement his beliefs.

This time, the work will also incorporate the problems caused by the current COVID-19 epidemic, for which Yonekura said, "Although there is some pressure, I am confident that together we can produce a good work that surpasses the previous work." Due to the epidemic, everyone can't go out, so the number of plays on the Internet in previous seasons has continued to climb, she said, "I am really happy to see that everyone loves this work", and said that the support of fans has become her motivation to move forward.

In April last year, Yonekura made up his mind to leave Oscar Promotion, where he had been for 27 years, and founded a personal office. After more than a year, she finally began to slowly start to have a job to find herself, and she also seemed very fulfilled, saying that she "felt the joy of accumulating this process from scratch." ”

This work is her first public television drama after independence, she humorously ridiculed herself: "Recently my eyesight has also deteriorated, I don't know if I can see clearly when filming surgical scenes", while also calling on everyone to look forward to this work, "I am now recuperating for the new series, please look forward to this work." "Yonekura and her acting enthusiasm have not been knocked down despite experiencing the epidemic, and I believe that this will also bring a ray of hope to the current closed society."

★ Yuki Uchida, Ichiro Kishibe and other actors co-starred in a luxurious lineup

This seventh season also features a familiar cast of Yuki Uchida (45), anesthesiologist who has a trusting relationship with Daimon, Kishibe Kazutoku Kishibe (74), who plays former surgeon Kazutoku Kanhara (74), who plays former surgeon Kazumi, who plays the teacher of unknown children, as well as Kenichi Endo (59), Masanobu Katsumura (57), Kosuke Suzuki (46), and Toshiyuki Nishida (73). When asked what he learned through the Doctor-X series, Yonekura replied with "team spirit" and explained: "This new series was also made because everyone in the crew family 'really wanted to do it again'. If only we could pass on the strength of our crew's unity to everyone in front of the TV. ”