Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon: Season 4
In the fourth season of the Japanese medical drama series Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon, the thirty-seven-year-old freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon returns to the Totei University Hospital. Upon her return, Shigekatsu Hiruma serves as her primary adversary. As a freelance surgeon operating through a questionable doctor placement service, Daimon navigates the harsh hospital environments that cause many doctors to r
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Michiko Daimon is a thirty-seven-year-old freelance surgeon who wanders from hospital to hospital.
- Daimon is part of a questionable doctor placement service used by hospitals to fill empty staff spots.
- Harsh environments at hospitals have led many doctors to retire from their positions.
- Shigekatsu Hiruma serves as the primary adversary for Daimon in her medical career.
Season overview
In the fourth season of the Japanese medical drama series Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon, the thirty-seven-year-old freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon returns to the Totei University Hospital. Upon her return, Shigekatsu Hiruma serves as her primary adversary. As a freelance surgeon operating through a questionable doctor placement service, Daimon navigates the harsh hospital environments that cause many doctors to retire and force medical institutions to utilize placement programs to fill empty positions.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
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Oct 13, 2016 · 46 min
Freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon is at a Chinese restaurant in New York when a pregnant woman suddenly passes out in front of her. Michiko examines her and decides she needs an eme
OPE.2
Oct 20, 2016 · 46 min
Toutei University Hospital Director Shigekatsu Hiruma wants to improve the hospital’s brand by selecting wealthy patients. An eighty-year-old man, Hideo Nioka, and his wife, Chiyok
OPE.3
Oct 27, 2016 · 46 min
Michiko Daimon finds a lost wallet and turns it into to the authorities. Misae Suyama arrives at Toutei University Hospital to thank Michiko for the finding her lost wallet. She al
OPE.4
Nov 3, 2016 · 46 min
The beautiful Yotsuba Sisters check into Toutei University Hospital. While their visit is a secret, the hospital is abuzz with rumors. The doctors are restless. Michiko Daimon visi
OPE.5
Nov 10, 2016 · 46 min
A lower rank university hospital is in the spotlight because one of their papers was published in an American medical journal. Totei University Hospital Director Shigekatsu Hiruma
OPE.6
Nov 17, 2016 · 46 min
Toutei University Hospital Deputy Director Toko Kubo leads the other doctors in a coup to overthrow Shigekatsu Hiruma. The next day, Hiruma gathers the media for a press conference
OPE.7
Nov 24, 2016 · 46 min
Tickets to a recital by “deaf pianist” Takashi Nanao arrive at the Kanbara Locum Doctor Agency. Akira Kanbara is suspicious because there is no sender on the envelope. But he invit
OPE.8
Dec 1, 2016 · 46 min
The popular Yuta Yaotome, also known as “The last single major artist,” suddenly disappears from the stage. There are rumors he might be going overseas for a secret ceremony. In re
OPE.9
Dec 8, 2016 · 46 min
Keirin University Hospital, a longtime rival of Toutei University Hospital, was recently ranked the top hospital. Hanako Hiruma, president of the Toutei Women’s Association, gets i
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Dec 15, 2016 · 46 min
Freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon is visiting a shrine when she notices something surprising. Toutei University Hospital Chief Surgeon Takeshi Saionji is buying a safe delivery char
LAST OPE.
Dec 22, 2016 · 46 min
Freelance anesthesiologist Hiromi Jonouchi collapses. She had been hiding her advanced pancreatic cancer! Michiko Daimon wants to save fellow colleague Hiromi and offers to be her