Iryu: Team Medical Dragon

Iryu: Team Medical Dragon

2006
★★★★☆ 7.1/10
📺 4 Seasons
🎬 43 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 JA
⏱️ 45 min/episode
Drama
Ryutaro Asada was the chief surgeon of Team Medical Dragon, a globally active emergency medical care team that worked in refugee camps. After his return to Japan, this amazingly talented surgeon starts work at a university hospital, where he uncovers one case of corruption after another and takes on a lot of powerful contenders in this heroic drama. The struggles between the hospital and the patients, the infighting among the hospital staff, and the patients who get involved in those struggles are all depicted in a realistic manner in a drama that has an overwhelming feeling of speed. Here’s a human drama depicting a thrilling battle between life and death, a totally new, outstanding form of entertainment.

Where to Watch (US)

Buy

Amazon Video

Seasons

Season 1
2006 • 11 Episodes
Season 2
2007 • 11 Episodes
Season 3
2010 • 10 Episodes
Season 4
2014 • 11 Episodes

Crew

Director
Naruhide Mizuta
Writer
Kayo Hikawa, Tarô Nogizaka, Koji Hayashi

Network

Fuji TV

Production

Fuji Television Network, Fuji TV Drama Production Center

Keywords

medical dramarehabilitating sidelined medical personneldeveloping promising medical professionalsdoctors without borders alumnusfighting "little medical emperors"