Jin(TV series)
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Also known as | JIN- nhân - |
Genre | Sci-fi medical Drama Fantasy |
Based on | Jin byMotoka Murakami |
Written by | Murakami Motoka (manga) Morishita Yoshiko |
Directed by | Hirakawa Yuichiro Yamamuro Daisuke Kawashima Ryutaro |
Starring | Takao Osawa Haruka Ayase Miki Nakatani Masaaki Uchino |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No.of seasons | 2 |
No.of episodes | 22 |
Production | |
Producers | Ishimaru Akihiko Tsuru Masaaki |
Production location | Japan |
Running time | approximately 60 Minutes |
Original release | |
Network | TBS |
Release | 11 October 2009 26 June 2011 | –
Jin(JIN- nhân -)is a Japanesetelevision drama series,first broadcast onTBSin2009and a second season in 2011. It is based on theJapanesemangaseries,Jin,written byMotoka Murakami.
It was one of the most popular dramas of the year and won many major awards.
Plot
[edit]Season 1
[edit]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 theEdo 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.
Season 2
[edit]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 ofberiberi.Meanwhile, Ryoma asks Jin to care for Kaishuu Katsu's mentor, Shozan Sakuma. Shōzan is in a critical state after being attacked by theShinsengumi.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
[edit]- Takao Osawaas Jin Minakata
- Haruka Ayaseas Saki Tachibana
- Miki Nakatanias Miki Tomonaga / Nokaze
- Keisuke Koideas Kyōtarō Tachibana
- Yumi Asōas Ei Tachibana
- Masaaki UchinoasRyōma Sakamoto
- Fumiyo KohinataasRintarō Katsu
- Takahiro FujimotoasKichinosuke Saigō
- Kazufumi MiyazawaasIsami Kondō
- Kazuyuki AsanoasHisashige Tanaka
- Tomoka KurokawaasPrincess Kazu
- Tetsuya TakedaasKōan Ogata
- Masachika IchimuraasShōzan Sakuma
- Kenta Kiritanias Yūsuke Saburi
- Hiromasa Taguchias Jun'an Yamada
- Jirō Satōas Genkō Fukuda
- Atsuo Nakamuraas Tatsugorō Shinmon
Music
[edit]Ending:
- Aitakute Ima(Phùng いたくていま,Missing You Now)byMisia(Season 1)
- Itoshiki Hibi yo(いとしき nhật 々よ,Oh Sweet Days)byKen Hirai(Season 2)
Awards
[edit]Jin 1
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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2010 | 63rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Drama | Won | |
Best Actor | Takao Osawa | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Uchino Masaaki | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Ayase Haruka | Won | ||
Best Scriptwriter | Morishita Yoshiko | Won | ||
Best Director | Hirakawa Yuichiro, Yamamuro Daisuke, Kawashima Ryutaro | Won | ||
Best Theme song | "Aitakute Ima" byMISIA | Won | ||
3rdTokyo Drama Awards | Grand Prix[1] | Won | ||
Best Performance by an Actor[1] | Takao Osawa | Won | ||
Best Producer[1] | Akihiko Ishimaru | Won | ||
Asia Award[1] | Won |
Jin 2
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
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2011 | 4thTokyo Drama Awards | Best Drama[2] | Won | |
Best Supporting Actor[2] | Masaaki Uchino | Won | ||
Asia Award[2] | Won | |||
Special Award[2] | Production Staff | Won | ||
69th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Drama | Won | ||
Best Actor | Takao Osawa | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Masaaki Uchino | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Ayase Haruka | Won | ||
Best Screenwriter | Morishita Yoshiko | Won | ||
Best Director | Hirakawa Yuichiro, Yamamuro Daisuke, Nasuda Jun | Won |
References
[edit]- ^abcd"2010 Tokyo Drama Awards".International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2011.Retrieved27 May2012.
- ^abcd"2011 Tokyo Drama Awards".International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-09-08.
External links
[edit]- 2009 Japanese television series debuts
- 2011 Japanese television series endings
- Japanese television dramas based on manga
- Nichiyō Gekijō
- Jidaigeki television series
- Japanese medical television series
- Japanese time travel television series
- Television shows set in Tokyo
- Jin (manga)
- Television shows written by Yoshiko Morishita