Ito
BJ's high school friend and an excellent doctor who suffers from Futoshi's misdiagnosis
Black Jack's high school friend, working as an excellent doctor despite dissatisfaction with the work environment, but due to Futoshi's misdiagnosis, he temporarily worsens the patient's condition. Later, he tries to become BJ's disciple but is rejected.
Trivia
- Ito is BJ's high school friend and appears in the episode troubled by Futoshi's misdiagnosis.
- In the anime version, his name is revealed, and he is depicted as an excellent doctor working at Futoshi's hospital.
- Temporarily, the patient's condition becomes critical, but is saved by BJ's surgery.
- There is a scene where he earnestly begs BJ to take him as a disciple but is rejected.
- As part of Osamu Tezuka's Star System, differentiation of similar characters can be seen.
Alternate names
Ito
Futoshi's Friend
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Depicted as an excellent handsome doctor.
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Talented
- Detailed personality
- He has a strong dissatisfaction with the work environment but is depicted as sincerely facing patients and medicine. Despite suffering from Futoshi's misdiagnosis, he possesses high skills as a doctor, and shows an honest side by later earnestly begging BJ to take him as a disciple.
- Keywords
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- Talented
- Handsome
- Dissatisfied
- Serious
- Humble
- Talents
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- Advanced medical talent
- Being handsome
- Skills
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- Diagnostic ability as a doctor
- Empathetic response to patients
- Motivation
- To grow as a doctor and become a true doctor.
History
- Backstory
- During high school, he was BJ's friend and an excellent doctor working at the hospital run by Futoshi. Dissatisfied with the work environment, he notices Futoshi's misdiagnosis but is not understood, leading to the patient's condition worsening. He is blamed for the misdiagnosis and expelled from the hospital. Later, he asks BJ to take him as a disciple but is rejected.
- Work title
- Black Jack
- Media type
- Manga
- Episode or chapter
- Misdiagnosis
Discovery of Futoshi's Misdiagnosis
- Significant event
- Discovery of Futoshi's Misdiagnosis
- Description
- Notices Futoshi's misdiagnosis and tries to stop the patient's condition from worsening, but is not understood, temporarily causing a crisis for the patient.
Expulsion from the Hospital
- Significant event
- Expulsion from the Hospital
- Description
- Blamed for the misdiagnosis and expelled from the hospital.
Desire to Become BJ's Disciple
- Significant event
- Desire to Become BJ's Disciple
- Description
- Asks BJ to take him as a disciple but is rejected.
Relationships
Black Jack
High school friend
Friend from high school days, consults him when struggling with Futoshi's misdiagnosis while seeking his path as a doctor.
Media appearances
Black Jack
Manga / Supporting
Voice cast and creators
Masami Kikuchi
- Voice actor
- Masami Kikuchi
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Original Manga / TV Anime
Masashi Ebara
- Voice actor
- Masashi Ebara
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV Anime (as Futoshi)
Osamu Tezuka
- Creator name
- Osamu Tezuka
- Role
- Original author