Actor Ryoko Yonekura appeared at the "final stage greeting" for her starring movie "Doctor X: The Movie FINAL" (directed by Naoki Tamura) held in Tokyo on December 22nd. When asked to say something at the end of the event, Yonekura said, "I think again that 'Doctor X' was not a failure after all. So I won't fail in movies either," and excited the audience with a comment that was a play on the catchphrase from the movie.
At the beginning of the event, Yonekura said, "I'm nervous and overwhelmed. I feel like I might cry at any moment, so I'm going to keep it up," but when Uchida Yuki made a surprise appearance, her tear ducts collapsed. Yonekura was so moved that she cried out, "I'm so surprised!", and Uchida said, "Someone gave me the nickname 'Hiro Michiko' without me even realizing it. I'll be the last Hiro Michiko," and Yonekura was crying tears of joy next to her.
Yonekura again shed tears in response to Uchida's message, "I couldn't be happier to have met my girlfriend, the only classmate I could talk to who is an actor, and to have been able to be close to Yonekura Ryoko as she plays Daimon Michiko through the role of Jonouchi Hiromi."
Afterwards, Uchida and Kishibe Ittoku read out messages for Yonekura that they had prepared in advance, and when they handed her an album containing messages from the cast, including one from Nishida Toshiyuki, Yonekura's eyes brimmed with tears.
Yonekura expressed her gratitude to fans, saying, "Thank you so much for supporting Daimon Michiko and cheering on her for so long since 'Doctor X' began 12 years ago. Thanks to all of you, 'Doctor X the Movie' has become a reality in this way."
The film is the final installment of the TV drama series "Doctor X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon," which began airing on TV Asahi in 2012. The story uncovers the "secret of the birth" of the protagonist, the solitary freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon.
