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. Season 1 ran in 2008 and season 2 ran in 2010. Season 3 began airing in July 2017. A movie was released in 2018. The theme song is ''Hanabi'' by

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Synopsis

Season 1

The " Doctor Helicopter" system was legalized in Japan in June 2007. A medical team is dispatched to the patients on a helicopter to provide medical care in the field as soon as possible. Four young physicians are assigned to this latest medical system as " fellows". At the start of their "fellowship", they experience traumatic medical situations, deal with personal ambitions, witness the fragility of life, and they grow personally and professionally.

Special

After their suspension from the tunnel incident, the four "fellows": Aizawa, Shiraishi, Hiyama, Fujikawa together with nurse Saejima, are back on Shohoku's Emergency Medical Services. But as soon as they return, Kuroda suddenly hands in his resignation. Meanwhile, a train in Chiba meets a major accident.

Season 2

"Doctor Helicopter" candidate Kōsaku Aizawa (

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) does his best in the medical care spot. This season takes place in the winter, starting on Christmas Eve where the doctors spend their holiday on lifesaving. The appearance of Keisuke Tachibana (

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) who shares a past with Kanna Mitsui (

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) seems to pose a threat to whether the interns will last through their last year of "fellowship".

Season 3

The main story takes place 7 years after Season 2. This season sees our familiar four doctors as seniors passing on their knowledge to the new generation, with the appearance of three fellows: Natori Soma (

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), Yokomine Akari (

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), and Haitani Shunpei (Narita Ryo). Saejima and Fujikawa seems to have taken their relationship to another step, while Saejima is enjoying her fulfilling role as the head nurse and the only flight nurse. However, just as Shohoku's Emergency Medical Services faces a shortage of manpower, Kanna Mitsui requests for temporary retirement, although Aizawa has just returned.

''The Movie''

''Code Blue: The Movie'' starts with the marriage talk of Saejima and Fujikawa. And talks of Aizawa and Hiyama leaving lifesaving. Meanwhile a major ferry accident takes place.

Cast

as Kōsaku Aizawa *

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as Megumi Shiraishi *

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as Mihoko Hiyama *

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as Kazuo Fujikawa *

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as Yoshiaki Tadokoro (Emergency Unit Chief, special appearance) *

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as Haruka Saejima (nurse) *

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as Shūji Kuroda (flight doctor) *

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as Tadashi Morimoto (flight doctor) *

as Kanna Mitsui (flight doctor) *

as Keisuke Tachibana (flight doctor) *

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as Hisashi Kaji (pilot) *

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as Akira Saijo (brain surgeon) *

as Soma Natori *

as Akari Yokomine *

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as Shunpei Haitani *

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as Futaba Yukimura

International broadcast

''Code Blue Season 3'' premiered on July 23, 2017 on

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in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, Taiwan and Mongolia.

Box office

''Code Blue: The Movie'' grossed in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing domestic film of 2018 and the second highest-grossing film in Japan that year (after ''

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''). ''Code Blue'' is also one of the highest-grossing films of all time in Japan, .

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
* {{IMDb title 2008 Japanese television series debuts 2010 Japanese television series endings Japanese medical television series Japanese drama television series Fuji TV dramas Television shows set in Chiba Prefecture