Henshin: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Naruse Junichi works at a factory while dreaming of being a painter. He lives in a step-by-step fashion. He spends everyday enjoying the modest happiness of being with his girlfriend Megumi. When going to by their engagement ring he receives a serious injury to the head when a robbery takes place at the jewelry store. His body survives but his brain dies and he becomes the world's first patient to complete a brain transplant operation. He was not informed of the transplant until after being discharge. He becomes irritable, violent, and eventually begins to accept emotions as he once did. Junichi is terrified to notice he is going through sudden changes and tries to go back to his old self. Oh the mystery hidden in...surgery.

Series details

• Title: Henshin
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Medical
• Premiere date: 2014-07-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-08-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26017
• TVDB ID: 282181

Cast and credited roles

• Kamiki Ryunosuke — Naruse Junichi
• Fumi Nikaido — Hamura Megumi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-07-27; final listed air date 2014-08-24; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Henshin 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.