Jin (TV series)

2009 Japanese TV series or program

Jin

Promotional poster

Also known as| JIN-仁-
Genre| Sci-fi
medical
Drama
Fantasy
Based on| Jin
by Motoka 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 (2009-10-11) –
26 June 2011 (2011-06-26)

Jin (JIN-仁-) 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. In 2024, the series began streaming internationally on Netflix.[1]

## Plot

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### Season 1

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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.

### Season 2

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Two years after Jin arrives in Edo, he 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”.

## Cast

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* Takao Osawa as Jin Minakata
* Haruka Ayase as Saki Tachibana
* Miki Nakatani as Miki Tomonaga / Nokaze
* Keisuke Koide as Kyōtarō Tachibana
* Yumi Asō as Ei Tachibana
* Masaaki Uchino as Ryōma Sakamoto
* Fumiyo Kohinata as Rintarō Katsu
* Takahiro Fujimoto as Kichinosuke Saigō
* Kazufumi Miyazawa as Isami Kondō
* Kazuyuki Asano as Hisashige Tanaka
* Tomoka Kurokawa as Princess Kazu
* Tetsuya Takeda as Kōan Ogata
* Masachika Ichimura as Shōzan Sakuma
* Kenta Kiritani as Yūsuke Saburi
* Hiromasa Taguchi as Jun'an Yamada
* Jirō Satō as Genkō Fukuda
* Atsuo Nakamura as Tatsugorō Shinmon

## Music

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Ending:

* Aitakute Ima (逢いたくていま, Missing You Now) by Misia (Season 1)
* Itoshiki Hibi yo (いとしき日々よ, Oh Sweet Days) by Ken Hirai (Season 2)

## Awards

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### Jin 1

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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" by MISIA | Won
3rd Tokyo Drama Awards | Grand Prix[2] |  | Won
Best Performance by an Actor[2] | Takao Osawa | Won
Best Producer[2] | Akihiko Ishimaru  | Won
Asia Award[2] |  | Won

### Jin 2

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipients  | Result

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2011  | 4th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Drama[3] |  | Won
Best Supporting Actor[3] | Masaaki Uchino  | Won
Asia Award[3] |  | Won
Special Award[3] | 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

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1. ^ "Award-winning Japanese period drama JIN is (finally) streaming on Netflix". j-generation.com. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
2. ^ a b c d "2010 Tokyo Drama Awards". International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
3. ^ a b c d "2011 Tokyo Drama Awards". International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2011-09-08.

## External links

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* TBS "Jin" (Season 1) Official website
* TBS "Jin" (Season 2) Official website
* Drama Review: Jin (TBS, 2009), The Little Dorama Girl

Awards for Jin

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Tokyo Drama Award for Best Drama Series

* Pandora (2008)
* Aishiteru: Kaiyō (2009)
* Jin (2010)
* Freeter, Ie wo Kau (2011)
* I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper (2012)
* Amachan (2013)
* Hanzawa Naoki (2014)
* The Emperor's Cook (2015)
* Here Comes Asa! (2016)
* The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2017)
* Ossan's Love (2018)
* Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom (2019)
* Idaten (2020)
* Story of My Family!!! (2021)
* Dearest (2022)
* Rebooting (2023)
* Vivant (2024)

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