Byoshitsu de Nembutsu o Tonaenaide Kudasai: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Matsumoto Shouen entered monkhood because he could not rescue his childhood friend who was drowning right in front of him when he was a kid. Wanting to save the lives of the people important to him in their last moments, he also aspired to be a doctor. At the hospital, Shouen engages in medical care as an emergency doctor and also chants sutra for the deceased at the morgue or provides psychological care for terminally ill patients as a Buddhist monk. As a result, there are times when he treats patients brought into the emergency centre while he is in his robes and causes them to jump to the conclusion that they have died. Although he is disliked not only by patients but also colleagues for chanting prayers to Buddha and preaching for everything, he is cheerful and sincere. As Shouen grapples with how he should save lives, attend to deaths and support the families of patients, he grows as a doctor, a monk and a person.

Series details

• Title: Byoshitsu de Nembutsu o Tonaenaide Kudasai
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Medical
• Premiere date: 2020-01-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-03-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61306
• IMDb ID: tt13110412
• TVDB ID: 374452

Cast and credited roles

• Hideaki Itô — Matsumoto Shouen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-01-17; final listed air date 2020-03-20; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Byoshitsu de Nembutsu o Tonaenaide Kudasai on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.