Genre: | Sci-fi medical Drama Fantasy |
Alt Name: | Japanese: JIN-仁- |
Starring: | Takao Osawa Haruka Ayase Miki Nakatani Masaaki Uchino |
Country: | Japan |
Language: | Japanese |
Num Seasons: | 2 |
Num Episodes: | 22 |
Producer: | Ishimaru Akihiko Tsuru Masaaki |
Director: | Hirakawa Yuichiro Yamamuro Daisuke Kawashima Ryutaro |
Location: | Japan |
Runtime: | approximately 60 Minutes |
Network: | TBS |
is a Japanese television drama series, first broadcast on TBS in 2009 and a second season in 2011. It is based on the Japanese manga series, Jin, written by Motoka Murakami.
It was one of the most popular dramas of the year and won many major awards.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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”.
Ending:
Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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2010 | 63rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Drama | ||
Best Actor | Takao Osawa | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Uchino Masaaki | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Ayase Haruka | |||
Best Scriptwriter | Morishita Yoshiko | |||
Best Director | Hirakawa Yuichiro, Yamamuro Daisuke, Kawashima Ryutaro | |||
Best Theme song | "Aitakute Ima" by MISIA | |||
3rd Tokyo Drama Awards | Grand Prix[1] | |||
Best Performance by an Actor | Takao Osawa | |||
Best Producer | Akihiko Ishimaru | |||
Asia Award |
Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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2011 | 4th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Drama[2] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Masaaki Uchino | |||
Asia Award | ||||
Special Award | Production Staff | |||
69th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Drama | |||
Best Actor | Takao Osawa | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Masaaki Uchino | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Ayase Haruka | |||
Best Screenwriter | Morishita Yoshiko | |||
Best Director | Hirakawa Yuichiro, Yamamuro Daisuke, Nasuda Jun |