Production begins of NHK drama “Owakare Hospital 2”

Following broadcast of “Owakare Hospital” in 2023, NHK is to make a new series of the drama, once again with music by Yasuaki Shimizu. Writing and recording are already underway, with Shimizu laying down a fresh new soundtrack that simultaneously retains a similar texture and ambience to his work for the inaugural series.

The drama portrays the end-of-life stage of universal human experience, and the people who walk alongside those on that journey, through the eyes of a nurse employed on the terminal ward.

Taking in the lives of patients, the thoughts and feelings of their families, and the inevitably limited span of our existence, “Owakare Hospital” interrogates life’s weight and warmth by depicting its end in a compassionate yet candid manner.

 

Look out for “Owakare Hospital 2” in spring 2026.
https://www.nhk.jp/g/blog/znm1lhxbt/


Yasuaki Shimizu "Owakare Hospital" original soundtrack (2024)
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