

45 minSeason 1 • Episode 11
LatestTakeshiro Shikota is a 27-year-old pediatrician in Hokkaido, Japan. He was born and raised in Hokkaido. One day, Takeshiro is transferred to the newly established PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit). The unit is for children under the age of 15 who require advance and intensive treatment. There, he meets Dr. Hajime Ueno. Hajime is a pioneer in his field and hopes to establish PICU all over Japan. His goal is to bring sick children to PICU as quickly as possible and accept them under any circumstances. Meeting with Hajim, changes Takeshiro life as a pediatrician.
Acting
Ryo Yoshizawa's slow-burn transformation from naive to shattered
Production
Hokkaido snowscapes mirror emotional isolation
Writing
Cases avoid melodrama through messy, bureaucratic realism
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
PICU dramatizes Japan's real rural healthcare crisis, where pediatric specialists are critically scarce outside Tokyo and Osaka.
Director Shin Hirano consulted actual Hokkaido PICU staff; the fictional unit's location mirrors a real 2019 establishment in Sapporo.
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