Jin (TV series)
| Jin | |
|---|---|
TBS | |
| Release | 11 October 2009 – 26 June 2011 |
Jin (JIN-仁-) is a Japanese
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. 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
Cast
- 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
- Kichinosuke Saigō
- Kazufumi Miyazawa as Isami Kondō
- Kazuyuki Asano as Hisashige Tanaka
- 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
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
Jin 1
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[1] | Won | ||
| Best Performance by an Actor[1] | Takao Osawa | Won | ||
| Best Producer[1] | Akihiko Ishimaru | Won | ||
| Asia Award[1] | Won |
Jin 2
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4th Tokyo 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "2011 Tokyo Drama Awards". International Drama Festival in Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2011-09-08.
External links
- TBS "Jin" (Season 1) Official website
- TBS "Jin" (Season 2) Official website
- Drama Review: Jin (TBS, 2009), The Little Dorama Girl