The Holy Monsters
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
Masaki Okada
Kengo Shiba
Ai Kato
Keiko Fuga
Aya Omasa
Yoko Hirai
Meikyo Yamada
Junzaburo Shiono
Saori Tominaga
Kumi Sato
Masanobu Katsumura
Ryoji Mizuhara
Keisuke Minami
Yu Takeuchi
Fumiyo Kohinata
Shiro Okubo
Hiroki Hasegawa
Toshio Fuga
Anne Suzuki
Mie Arima
Ikkei Watanabe
Yojiro Itokawa
Mitsuru Hirata
Sogo Shiba
Miki Nakatani
Yuka Kasugai
Eriko Moriwaki
Masayuki Itô
Seasons & Episodes
Storyline
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.
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