Jin
Jin
October 11, 2009
11Episodes
The story follows a brain surgeon named Minakata Jin who has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he faints 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 Kyotaro. Kyotaro 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, Kyotaro'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.
Episodes
1. Episode 1
October 11, 2009
90 min
Suddenly finding himself in the Edo period, neurosurgeon Jin Minakata tries to return to the present day. But an oddly familiar stranger intervenes.
2. Episode 2
October 18, 2009
45 min
As Jin struggles to process the startling reality of his situation, a resurgence of a mysterious illness frightens residents across the city of Edo.
3. Episode 3
October 25, 2009
45 min
Just as Jin learns the shogunate will support his efforts to treat cholera patients with new techniques, he suddenly shows signs of infection.
4. Episode 4
November 1, 2009
45 min
Jin meets a courtesan with a striking resemblance to his fiancée in present-day Tokyo. She asks him to perform a life-saving operation on her father.
5. Episode 5
November 8, 2009
45 min
Jin takes on the ambitious task of producing penicillin to help Nokaze’s sister, a patient suffering terribly during the final stage of syphilis.
6. Episode 6
November 15, 2009
45 min
While visiting an eminent doctor of traditional medicine, Jin is pressed about his medical background — and soon gets an opportunity to prove himself.
7. Episode 7
November 22, 2009
45 min
When Jin learns of a patient with a terrible burn, he wants to help her. But the treatment requires a skin graft and a large amount of penicillin.
8. Episode 8
November 29, 2009
45 min
Nokaze asks Jin to treat a sick courtesan, but he needs stronger penicillin to cure her. Kyotaro gets an idea to secure the funds required to make it.
9. Episode 9
December 6, 2009
45 min
With both Nokaze and Saki developing strong romantic feelings for Jin, bells ring out across Edo warning of a dangerous fire engulfing the city.
10. Episode 10
December 13, 2009
45 min
When Jin visits Yoshiwara to examine Nokaze before her impending marriage, he notices something concerning during the exam but chooses to stay silent.
