Series synopsis
The Holy Monsters, also known as 聖なる怪物たち is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on tv asahi on January 19, 2012. It ended on March 8, 2012. It stars Masaki Okada, Ai Kato, Aya Omasa and Meikyo Yamada.
The drama has Okada playing the part of Shiba Kengo, a pure-hearted young surgeon who is dedicated to his work. He gets transferred from a prestigious university hospital to a financially troubled hospital, but there he meets a capable and cool-headed chief nurse named Kasugai Yuka (Nakatani), who teaches him the reality of the medical world. The pure Kengo must face various obstacles and challenges as he tears off the “masks” of respected professionals – doctors, nurses, and educators – and unc ...
Premise
The drama has Okada playing the part of Shiba Kengo, a pure-hearted young surgeon who is dedicated to his work. He gets transferred from a prestigious university hospital to a financially troubled hospital, but there he meets a capable and cool-headed chief nurse named Kasugai Yuka (Nakatani), who teaches him the reality of the medical world. The pure Kengo must face various obstacles and challenges as he tears off the “masks” of respected professionals – doctors, nurses, and educators – and uncovers their true natures.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Masaki Okada as Kengo Shiba
- Ai Kato as Keiko Fuga
- Aya Omasa as Yoko Hirai
- Meikyo Yamada as Junzaburo Shiono
- Saori Tominaga as Kumi Sato
- Masanobu Katsumura as Ryoji Mizuhara
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Shiro Okubo
- Hiroki Hasegawa as Toshio Fuga
Supporting cast
- Anne Suzuki as Mie Arima
- Ikkei Watanabe as Yojiro Itokawa
- Keisuke Minami
- Mitsuru Hirata as Sogo Shiba
- Miki Nakatani as Yuka Kasugai
- Eriko Moriwaki
- Masayuki Itô
- Akira Hamada
- Tomoharu Hasegawa
- Masaru Fukarai
- Yōko Yamamoto
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | January 19, 2012 | March 8, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 19, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 26, 2012 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | February 2, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 19, 2012 |
| Last aired | March 8, 2012 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | ended |