television drama series
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
, first broadcast on TBS in 2009 and a second season in 2011. It is based on the
Japanese
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* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
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manga
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Motoka Murakami
is a Japanese manga artist who primarily writes for the Seinen demographic despite beginning his career with Shounen works. He won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for '' Gakuto Retsuden'' ( ja) in 1982 and the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, ...
.
It was one of the most popular dramas of the year and won many major awards.
Plot
Season 1
The story follows a brain surgeon named Jin Minakata who has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee, Miki, herself a doctor, lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he is knocked unconscious by a panicking patient at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...
. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a man named Kyōtarō Tachibana. Kyōtarō suffers a serious injury to the head while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment. Because of that, Kyōtarō's sister Saki begins taking an interest in Jin and becomes his assistant. Meanwhile, Jin is determined to find a way back to the present.
Season 2
Two years have passed since the last season. Jin and Saki develop a sweet confectionery that contains medicine for Saki's mother who has a severe case of
beriberi
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. Meanwhile, Ryoma asks Jin to care for Kaishuu Katsu's mentor, Shozan Sakuma. Shōzan is in a critical state after being attacked by the
Shinsengumi
The was a special police force organized by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869. It was founded to protect the shogunate representatives in Kyoto at a time when ...
. Jin is reluctant because curing Shozan would mean changing the course of history. However, Shōzan tells him that he too is involved in the “present”.
Cast
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Takao Osawa
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Osawa starred in the 2002 film ''Filament'' and the 2007 film ''Midnight Eagle''. He has also appeared in films such as Masayuki Suo's ''A Terminal Trust'' and Takashi Miike's ''Shield of Straw''.
The Newport Beach F ...
as Jin Minakata
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Haruka Ayase
is a Japanese actress, model and singer who started her career as a gravure idol in 2000. She has since become a leading actress in television and film.
Life and career
Early life and education
Haruka Ayase was born as Aya Tademaru on March ...
as Saki Tachibana
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Miki Nakatani
is a Japanese actress and singer. She began her career as a member of the girl group Sakurakko Club from 1991 to 1993, wherein she formed the duo Key West Club with member Keiko Azuma.
Nakatani focused on acting after her departure, making he ...
as Miki Tomonaga / Nokaze
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Keisuke Koide
is a Japanese actor who starred in Kwak Jae-yong's film ''Cyborg She'' and in ''Koizora''.
Career
In 2017, Koide admitted to drinking alcohol and having sex with a 17-year-old girl after allegations were published in ''Friday''. He was suspend ...
as Kyōtarō Tachibana
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Yumi Asō
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura. She married actor in March 2004, and they had one child. The couple separated less than two years later, and officially divorced in 2008.
Biography ...
Fumiyo Kohinata
is a Japanese actor.
Filmography
Film
* '' Begging for Love'' (1998)
* '' Give It All'' (1998)
* '' Ring 2'' (1999) - Dr. Kawajiri
* '' Audition'' (1999) - Television producer
* ''Minna no Ie'' (2001)
* '' Turn'' (2001)
* '' Dark Water'' (2002 ...
Takahiro Fujimoto
is an actor and a retired male medley swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. His best Olympic result was the 8th place (4:23.86) in the Men's 400m Individual Medley event ...
Kazufumi Miyazawa
is the founder of the Japanese bands The Boom and Ganga Zumba. The former was noted in the 1990s for a fusion of rock, pop, and local Okinawan folk music. Miyazawa is responsible for virtually all lyrics and music for The Boom, who are best kn ...
Kazuyuki Asano
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* Kazuyuki Akasaka (born 1989), Japanese baseball player
* Kazuyuki Atsuzawa (born 1972), Japanese retired baseball player
*, Japanese screenwriter
*Kazuyuki Fujit ...
as
Hisashige Tanaka
was a Japanese rangaku scholar, engineer and inventor during the Bakumatsu and early Meiji period in Japan. In 1875, he founded what became the Toshiba Corporation. He has been called the "Thomas Edison of Japan" or "Karakuri Giemon."
Biogra ...
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Tomoka Kurokawa
, is a Japanese actress. She graduated from Horikoshi High School on February 18, 2008. She began attending Asia University in April 2008.
Filmography Drama
*''Don't Forget Me , Dai Renai: Boku o Wasureru Kimi to'' (TBS / 2018) - Yuzuka Sawada ...
as
Princess Kazu
(''Kazunomiya'') was the wife of 14th ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Iemochi. She was renamed Lady Seikan'in-no-miya after she took the tonsure as a widow. She was the great-great-great aunt of Emperor Akihito, who reigned from 1989 to 2019.
Biography
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Tetsuya Takeda
Tetsuya Takeda (), born April 11, 1949, is a Japanese folk singer and actor. Takeda is perhaps most known in Japan for his starring role in the Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) long-running, highly rated television drama '' Sannen B Gumi Kinpa ...
Masachika Ichimura
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Kawagoe, Saitama and studied at the Theater Art College in Tokyo after graduating high school. He is best known to anime fans as the voice of Mewtwo. Ichimura is also the ex-husband of actress ...
Kenta Kiritani
is a Japanese actor and singer. He was born in Kita-ku, Osaka.
Filmography
Films
TV series
Internet series
Dubbing
*'' The Legend of Tarzan'', Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård (; born August 25, 1976) is ...
as Yūsuke Saburi
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Hiromasa Taguchi
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*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese composer and music producer
*, Japanese f ...
Atsuo Nakamura
is a Japanese actor and politician. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1964. His younger brother Katsuyuki Nakamura is a writer.
Career
Nakamura first joined the Haiyuza theatre troupe in 1962, and became famous for his starring role i ...
as Tatsugorō Shinmon
Music
Ending:
* by
Misia
Misaki Itō, commonly known as and stylized as MISIA, is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Born in Nagasaki, Misia moved to Fukuoka at the age of 14 to pursue a recording career. There, she continued her secondary education and briefly attended ...
(Season 1)
* by
Ken Hirai
is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador.
During his career, Hirai has released 45 singles and nine studio albums as of January 2019.TBS "Jin" (Season 1) Official website