Sakura is one her way home after going to the temple to pray to the gods for love(LOL)...
...when she comes upon an elderly woman who collapses in the street.
Poor Sakura doesn't know what to do and as the woman loses consciousness, she panics and begins screaming out, "Help, Anyone, please HELP!"
A voice from behind her calls out, "What seems to be the problem?" and it's here she first meets Dr. Tendo (Takeru Sato). Sakura explains to him all she knows and he takes over, checking the woman's vital signs and instructing Sakura to call emergency. As he works Sakura is in awe at this mystery man's patience and skill, and is promptly taken by him!
He regards Sakura and praises her for her voice- "it was all because you yelled so loud for help that I was able to help", he says, patting her on the head before leaving with the paramedics.
As the ambulance drives off, Sakura finds she suddenly has a goal she wants to achieve- to become a nurse and someday work alongside this Man!
Besides the ideal of wanting to help people in need and curing the sick, she has a greater motive for her decision- she feels that this Doctor Tendo is her destined romance partner chosen by God (since she had just bought an amulet which brings love and she naively feels this is a sign, LOL) and just KNOWS that once she makes it to becoming a nurse, he will embrace her and they will fall in love!
From that point on, Sakura becomes a dedicated student with the goal of nurse on the horizon!
Fast forward to present day, and we see that Sakura had indeed made good on her promise, and though a bit clumsy about things, is a capable young nurse and is ready to to begin orientation at the big hospital!
She is on pins and needles as she roams the halls of the place, and her heart skips a beat when, coming through the doors after just completing a surgery, she sees her (seemingly) destined man, Doctor Kairi Tendo himself!
The sweet and naive Sakura rushes up to him and gushes how she’s always loved him and has made it her goal to become a nurse so she could work alongside him…
....and is flabbergasted when instead of acknowledging her, Dr. Tendo says he has no IDEA who she is…and furthermore calls her STUPID!
When he finds she’s a newbie Nurse in training, he mocks her, calling her a “boulder’ standing in the way!”
Poor Sakura is simply heartbroken, and it’s here she finds that, aside from the care he gives his patients, the real Dr, Tendo is a cold and condescending man, and she later learns from her superiors that Tendo has the nickname of nickname of “The Devil”!
Getting the lowdown from her superiors
Below: Kumi Takeuchi, Kousei and Kami Hiraiwa
"He's known as 'The Devil!'"
a shattered Sakura!
Sakura tries multiple times to get on Dr. Tendo’s good side, but he is strict and impatient, and instead of doing any good, she constantly screws up, which only makes him angrier and angrier at her.
Still, Sakura is a good girl and has the support of both her head nurses and the other doctors, such as Director Koishikawa (Koji Yamamoto) and Dr. Kisugi (Katsuga Maiguma), the latter of whom says he'll even help her win over the stuffy Dr. Tendo!
She also has the support (more or less) of her peers, the friendly Misa Kanno (Mayu Hotta), the buddy Ryusei Nishi (Keisuke Watanabe) and the stoic Yuika Sakai (Ai Yoshikawa), all of whom help Sakura sort things out.
And after much tears and trials, Sakura decides that she is going to keep at it and, despite Dr. Tendo’s advice for her to “quit before she kills someone”, plans on sticking to it til he sees her true potential!
So far, this is a fairly generic Hospital drama with stories you’ve seen a million times, but actress Mone Kamishiraishi makes EVERY scene a DELIGHT to watch!
Oh MAN, where did they FIND this girl?! She is the CUTEST thing EVER, with the most sympathetic and sweet expressions, and so loveable is she that you are happy to accompany her journey through tears, laughs and triumphs!!
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com