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I must congratulate the producer and directors in making this very entertaining medical drama. The sound track is suitably composed to describe the gentle rural surrounding of the hospital and Dr Amakasu. The pace then picked up when Igarashi started to view the patient’s scans like a human computer. All the actors played their part with true passion. Fantastic all round One not to be missed.

This is an excellent heart warming drama. Great characters in story well matched with superb acting. I must recommend trying to watch the first season first. It will be much more rewarding.

Excellent drama. Both Haru and Suzuki san had great chemistry working together. In season 1, the stories were interesting and easy to follow. Solving a riddle surrounding a classic Japanese love poem was particularly memorable. Worth rewatching again in the future.

Long story describing the fall of a Yakuza family. The acting was superb as actions spoke many of the words. It makes one thinks about the story for a long while, with memorable scenes replayed over and over again in one's mind. The pain suffered by immediate family was profound and punishment was for ever. Certainly a soul searching movie and I cannot recommend it more. I hope there will be a sequel.

Too painful to watch. Too much politics. Whenever one hears the theme song Aitakute Ima sung by Misia , one can remember seeing Saki sitting on the grass near the cliff looking at the sky and wondered when her lost love would return.

With the novelty worn off, the second season was more of the same but with Daimon sensei performing uncommon operations not seen in Japan. Other ambitious surgeons in the department used her skills to claim credit in order to gain their promotion. Plagiarism, favourtism, corruptions and lies were flowing throughout. If one wants to settle down for a relaxing evening after a day's work, this is the ticket. Like a good restaurant, once they have found a winning recipe, there is no need to change the formula. The inclusion of Jonouchi in Daimon's life added a partner with the necessary humour to dilute some the gritty backstabbing seen at the hospital. Even all seniors paid lip service to possible rewards for their juniors, at the end of the day, the seniors had only their self interest.

With the novelty worn off, the second season was more of the same but with Daimon sensei performing uncommon operations not seen in Japan. Other ambitious surgeons in the department used her skills to claim credit in order to gain their promotion. Plagiarism, favourtism, corruptions and lies were flowing throughout. If one wants to settle down for a relaxing evening after a day's work, this is the ticket. Like a good restaurant, once they have found a winning recipe, there is no need to change the formula. The inclusion of Jonouchi in Daimon's life added a partner with the necessary humour to dilute some the gritty backstabbing seen at the hospital. Even all seniors paid lip service to possible rewards for their juniors, at the end of the day, the seniors had only their self interest. Such is life.

Touching stories in this Japanese interpretation. Jurisan was excellent as the young surgeon tasked with coaching the autistic young intern. She was compassionate, understanding giving the audience a realistic feel of her character. Almost believable as her own. This series is more about patience, pain and love looking after sick children and their parents. Only with limited flash back of Dr Shindo's childhood painful experience. Each episode was emotionally draining and therefore one should not rush through them and appreciate what Dr Shingo did to save the day. This drama was heart warming. The children were fantastic and supported well by the rest of the cast.The music was warm and melodic resembling a nursery rhyme. A well rounded production.

This movie is one of the best Galileo story. Both Yukawa and Kaoru were excellent and made you follow them to find the clues to solve the murder. One also gets to see a more personal side of the professor. Tautsumi deserved a special mention for his performance as Yukawa's friend. Everyone else puts in 100% to make the plot come to life. The end song Saiai wrapped up this film well. Strongly recommended.

Excellent. Story well written. It has pace, suspense as well as intensity. Will glue you to the chair until the end. Karou was superb. She can manage the whole show without Yukawa. There is no doubt Karou was more serious as a detective in this. Her acting really shines through She should keep her main role in future Galileo drama. Well done Shibasaki San. Easily as good as the best Galileo. Strongly recommended

The original soundtrack is outstanding. Very enjoyable relaxing listening when you want a quiet moment to yourself. I strongly recommended it. Mind you, it is out of print and very difficult to get now.

Do not be distracted by the new detective, this season is still very enjoyable. The riddles were well explained and quite a number of plots were touching. The episodes got better as we moved along, excellent by the end. While Kaoru had an admiration for Yukawa and worked well with the professor; Kishitani did the opposite. She behaved like an opinionated youngster, only bombarded the professor to help her to solve crime. We missed Kaoru, but all in all, an enjoyable drama without stress which one can settle down to watch anytime.

The original soundtrack was very good. Even on stand alone, the whole cd can be played as soft jazz in the background.

With Sawamura as the experienced surgeon and Higa Minami as lead nurse, this drama proved outstandingly good. Minami must be the best nurse on Japanese tv drama. She was outstanding in Code blue and now here. Performing with charm and professionalism, I have not seen equal. The story is simple and relied heavily on the skills of the main actors and the supporting casts to bring it to life. Very touching throughout without slow sections at all. Highly recommended

You should. Knowing the background of each character is important

This was a recommendation by a friend. My mistake was that I watched the latest movie first. The original series was much better. There was more time for the story to develop and more time for experiment demonstrations which made this series special. The chemistry between Fukuyama and Shibasaki was great, particularly with her admiration of the professor. Their interactions certainly brought the story alive. Very enjoyable

I learned to appreciate the work which pharmacists have to do in hospitals through this drama. I am surprised at the scope of work they do in the Japanese emergency departments as well as in community visits. As a result it was an eye opener for me. It had a tremendous start but slowed down afterwards. The main actress Ishihara Satomi was the key to pull this drama together. She was very good. If not for her, the middle section was a little slow and flat. The pace did pick up again in the last couple of episodes though. I enjoyed the drama particularly if you are looking for a stress free entertainment in the evening.

Surprisingly good first episode which gets you right in. Very realistic fire scenes and the actors worked well together. It will take a while to know the whole fire crew. But the directors were good to get you close to the heart of each character with their daily chores thrown in to dilute the tension. Once you are there, you will begin to feel the heat, the frustration and the pain of each of them. Dirty politics and under funding created more destruction to the team spirit than the fire itself. The events and the characters were almost believable. It was pitched at the right pace. You will be rewarded if you are patient to stay with it to the very end. . A very good watch with a good original soundtrack. Both the opening song Just stay with me by WaiBird and the end credit song Sill Around by Maggie Chien are enjoyable and memorable. I enjoyed it

What grabbed me about this drama was the realistic portrayal of what a hard working surgeon’s life is all about. Sadly, the exhaustive amount of preparation behind the scene was often not appreciated outside the operation theatre. Kimurasan was excellent in painstakingly bringing this message out. Kimura Fumino did a fantastic job as the indispensable nurse supporting Kimurasan’s surgeries. The soundtrack was naturally excellent as it was composed by the same composer as in Code Blue. I enjoyed this drama and would recommend to anyone who enjoys Japanese medical drama

Entertaining light hearted drama good for a weekend. Fujiwara was excellent as the cop, and Yoko was a believable caring teacher. A class of troubled students from our modern society with little parental guidance or support. Extreme pressure on teachers working on extended hours. Very relevant to the underfunded schools in our world. The action scenes were good and brought life into this otherwise whodunit drama. It certainly kept the audience guessing until the very end. Good watch