Henshin
変身
Junichi Naruse, aspiring painter and factory worker, is caught in a jewelry store robbery on Christmas Eve, suffering a head injury. He becomes the first successful brain transplant patient but is unaware of the procedure. After his release, he experiences heightened senses and violent tendencies, no longer feeling affection for his girlfriend, Megumi. As Junichi struggles with his transformation, Megumi is determined to restore him to his former self and uncover the truth behind his operation. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Henshin" by Keigo Higashino
Episode 1: Henshin Episode 1
Working on a factory line while dreaming of being a painter, Naruse Junichi (Kamiki Ryunosuke) has been living and working steadily. He cherishes the modest happiness he's nurtured with his lover Megumi. On Christmas Eve, he encounters a robber at the jewelry store where he went to buy a ring and is shot in the head and seriously injured. Although he survived due to emergency surgery, after he is discharged he begins to notice he is anxious and not familiar with his surroundings. Even though he loves Megumi, suddenly different emotions begin to sprout...
Episode 2: Henshin Episode 2
Although Junichi returns to work, suddenly there is intense friction with his colleagues. Also, due to his sensitization to sound made by his neighbors, his attack impulse is gradually growing. Megumi feels fear and anxiety when she reveals that she overheard the words "brain transplant" while at the hospital. Dogen (Masato Ibu), one of the ones responsible for his surgery, responds calmly when he's taking by the collar and proposes psychoanalysis. What did Junichi see in his hypnotic state...
Episode 3: Henshin Episode 3
Junichi has caused a violent incident after a piano was played at a bar and is convinced there is someone else in his brain. Shaking off Megumi's restraint, he begins to look for the donor. He finds out that it was potentially the robber Kyogoku (Watabe Gota). Megumi, who quarreled with Junichi, is told to break up with him by Tachibana Naoko (Usuda Asami). Junichi is plagued by the surgery. Megumi...
Episode 4: Henshin Episode 4
Junichi notices. He realizes he's been violent because of Kyogoku. Since Megumi left, Junichi is alone and Naoko approaches him under the guise of concern. However, Naoko betrays him... Megumi returns from her hometown and becomes anxious after hearing the news of a dog having been murdered near Junichi's apartment. She asks for Detective Kurata's (Murakami Jun) help. However, when Kurata visits Junichi's room, nobody is there.
Episode 5: Henshin Episode 5
He wants to go back to who he was. While being chased, Megumi appears in front of Junichi. After getting Megumi to model, Junichi begins painting desperately. It solidifies his determination. He wants to regain himself. What in the world is a human's mind? His brain? His life? Is it possible to confront his own mind?
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Original Title
変身
Country
🇯🇵 Japan
Network
WOWOW
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