The movie "Doctor X FINAL" (directed by Naoki Tamura), starring Ryoko Yonekura, which was released on December 6th, has attracted 1.5 million viewers and grossed over 2 billion yen in 22 days (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha). The production side says that a box office gross of 3 billion yen is "within reach".
The film is the final installment of the popular drama series "Doctor X: Surgeon Daimon Michiko," which has been broadcast on TV Asahi since 2012. The screenwriter Miho Nakazono, Director Tamura and other staff who have led "Doctor X" for 12 years, along with the familiar cast, have come together to make the first film adaptation of the series, marking the final installment. The story reveals the "secret of the birth" of the main character, the genius surgeon Daimon Michiko (Yonekura), who "never fails."
