TV series

The Holy Monsters

2012 · 1 season

A sober, character-driven medical drama that slowly reveals the flawed humanity behind professional facades, asking for attentive viewing.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Morality, work, corruption, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: morality
work
corruption
identity
parenthood
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild