Filmmaker and TV veteran Naomi Tamura (Seven Secretaries: The Movie) is back again to advance another in her past TV Asahi stakes: Doctor-X: The Movie. Actress Ryoko Yonekura reprises her role from the seven-season medical drama for which Tamura has helped shepherd since its 2012 debut.
Yonekura stars in the title role as a freelance surgeon with a mysterious past whose methods have garnered her a reputation as a surgeon who never fails, taking on procedures where other surgeons wouldn’t dare. Her methods are cheered and jeered by both colleagues and members of the medical elite who question her methods, topped by issues pertinent to her mysterious past.
According to the logline from Toho, that history may well come into the light as the heroic protagonist herself continues her exploits in the newest feature, from a script by fellow “Doctor-X” series cohort Miho Nakazono. The film opens on December 6.
Watch the teaser:
