Seinaru Kaibutsutachi (2012)

Also known as Sacred Monsters is an interesting story. I learned a lot as I watch this drama. The fact that surrogacy birth is illegal in Japan was a fascinating tidbit of information to me. From start to finish, the story follows Shiba Kengo played Okada Masaki, a young intern who is dragged into a conspiracy to hid the fact of the surrogacy birth but also the events that transpired as a result of the birth. First time seeing Okada but he played the character well. Kasugai Yuka played Nakatani Miki, the nurse and sister of Fuga Keiko played by Kato Ai. Yuka was simply a sister willing to go to all lengths to protect her sister and her secret; a secret not totally known to the sister who is truly the second victim in all of this. A victim because she is so desperate to have a child after losing her own. This drama is definitely a mix of suspense and intrigue with a little bit of medical play. If you like these type of genres, you'll like this but if you are looking for romance, this is not one....at all.

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