Patient Chart Prayer (祈りのカルテ) is a Japanese medical mystery novel by Mikito Chinen. It is a series of short stories consisting of five episodes. It was published by Kadokawa corporation on 29 March 2018,[1] followed by a paperback edition by Kadokawa corporation on 25 February 2021.[2]
A sequel, Reunion therapy of Patient Chart Prayer was published by Kadokawa corporation on 10 August 2022.[3]
The author, Mikito Chinen, is a novelist and a physician.[4] Many of his works have medical themes, and this is one of them.[5]
Television dramatisation in the October 2022 season.[6]
Introduction
Prayer medical charts
Ryota Suwano, who graduated from Junseikai Medical College and entered the university's affiliated hospital as a resident, has been visiting various departments for his initial clinical training.[3] One day, a female patient was brought to the emergency room with an overdose of sleeping pills. The name of her estranged husband was burnt into her arm....[7]
Renuion theraphy of prayer medical charts
After finishing his presentation at the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine held at the Tokyo International Forum, 30-year-old Ryota Suwano ran into Yuu Kotori, his classmate and best friend from medical school, and Mai Konnoike, a female resident at the hospital where he works, and immediately asked them to have a drink.[3]
Charactors
Patient chart prayer
Main charactor
Ryota Suwano
The protagonist of this work. Resident physician at the Junseikai Medical College Hospital.
Yuya Saeki
Suwano's best friend since medical school and also a resident at Junseikai Medical College Hospital. His father, Shinya, is a surgical supervisor.
Satomi Tateishi
Psychiatric supervisor. A woman in her 30s with a bob cut.
Shinya Saeki
A supervisor of surgery. He is also the father of his best friend.
Renuion theraphy of patient chart prayer
Main Charactor (Renuion theraphy)
Ryota Suwano
He is now 30 years old. At the time of his recollection, he was a second-year resident.
Yuu Takanashi
She was a classmate and close friend when they were both medical students.
Mai Konnoike
A 25-year-old female resident at Tenjikai General Hospital.
Shuta Hirose
A middle-aged man who complains of irregular complaints and is a regular visitor to the emergency department at night.
October 8 (2022-10-08) – December 17, 2022 (2022-12-17)
Television drama under the title Patient Chart Prayer was broadcast from October 8 to December 17, 2022, in the "Saturday Drama" slot on Nippon TV.[6][9] The leading role was played by Yuta Tamamori.[6]
Mami Fujimori, the producer, explained the reason for the dramatization: "In this work, there are no super doctors or black intrigue within the hospital, as is often the case in Japanese medical dramas.[10] I thought it was very appealing to see inexperienced and flawed doctors trying their best for their patients and being there for them."[10]
For the dramatization, the obstetrics and gynecology in episode 3 and general medicine in episode 4 were newly added as original stories,[11] and many scenes not found in the original novel, such as cheerful interactions with fellow residents, were added.[11] Mikito Chinen, the author of the original story, observed the filming of the drama.[12] He saw a scene in which the residents interacted with each other and commented, "The relationships between fellow residents were very realistically portrayed, reminding me of my residency days."[12]
Ryota Suwano is a kind-hearted resident doctor who is good at reading people's emotions.[16] Although he is still inexperienced, he is always trying his best and is good at reading people's emotions with a kind heart.[10] At the department where he is training at Junseikai Medical University Hospital, he meets unique supervisors and patients with various circumstances.
When he is stuck in treating a patient in his charge, he reads the patient's medical chart and then comes up with a solution.
His signature line is, "The patient's chart told me everything."[17]
Through meeting and parting with many people, he grows into a full-fledged doctor.
The protagonist of this work. He is a first year to second year resident at the Junseikai Medical University Hospital. Suwano is the surname of his mother's second marriage.
A patient. He visited the emergency room at night, where Ryota examined him. He continues to care about Ryota in some way after he is discharged from the hospital.
In the fifth episode, "I want to eat gyoza (chinese dumpling)" became the top trending topic on Twitter after a patient with a serious illness requested to eat gyoza.[25]
In addition to this drama, two other medical dramas were broadcast in the October 2022 season.[26] Medical dramas are popular in Japan, and the content that viewers prefer is gradually becoming more diverse.[27]
Broadcast Schedule
Date
Subtitle
Program Introduction in Newspaper
Direction
Rating
#01
8 October 2022
Psychiatry department
Heartwarming mystery in which a resident doctor solves a patient's mystery with medical records
