The Morality

• Drama: The Morality (English title) / Midday's Demon (literal title)
• Romaji: Mahiru no Akuma
• Japanese: 真昼の悪魔
• Director: Masahiro Mori
• Writer: Shusaku Endo (novel), Takafumi Kosaka
• Network: Fuji TV, Tokai TV
• Episodes: 8
• Release Date: February 4 - March 25, 2017
• Runtime: Saturdays 23:40-24:35
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Yoko Okouchi (Rena Tanaka) is a beautiful and bright surgeon. She is kind to her patients, but she also has a dark side. She lacks a sense of guilt and also pity for others. One day, aspiring writer Masato Nanba feels severe pain in his abdomen and goes to the hospital. There, Yoko Okouchi diagnoses Masato with appendicitis and treats him well. After his successful surgery, Masato stays at the hospital as a patient. He is happy that Yoko Okouchi is his doctor, but that will soon change.

Notes

1. Based on the novel "Mahiru no Akuma" by Shusaku Endo (published 1980 by Shinchosha).
2. First time in Rena Tanaka's career that she plays a doctor.