# Jin (TV series)

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.

## 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 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

* 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

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 |
| 2010 | 63rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Takao Osawa | Won |
| 2010 | 63rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Uchino Masaaki | Won |
| 2010 | 63rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ayase Haruka | Won |
| 2010 | 63rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Scriptwriter | Morishita Yoshiko | Won |
| 2010 | 63rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Director | Hirakawa Yuichiro, Yamamuro Daisuke, Kawashima Ryutaro | Won |
| 2010 | 63rd Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Theme song | "Aitakute Ima" by MISIA | Won |
| 2010 | 3rd Tokyo Drama Awards | Grand Prix | | Won |
| 2010 | 3rd Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Performance by an Actor | Takao Osawa | Won |
| 2010 | 3rd Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Producer | Akihiko Ishimaru | Won |
| 2010 | 3rd Tokyo Drama Awards | Asia Award | | Won |

### Jin 2

| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
| 2011 | 4th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Drama | | Won |
| 2011 | 4th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Masaaki Uchino | Won |
| 2011 | 4th Tokyo Drama Awards | Asia Award | | Won |
| 2011 | 4th Tokyo Drama Awards | Special Award | Production Staff | Won |
| 2011 | 69th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Drama | | Won |
| 2011 | 69th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Takao Osawa | Won |
| 2011 | 69th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Masaaki Uchino | Won |
| 2011 | 69th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ayase Haruka | Won |
| 2011 | 69th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Screenwriter | Morishita Yoshiko | Won |
| 2011 | 69th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Director | Hirakawa Yuichiro, Yamamuro Daisuke, Nasuda Jun | Won |