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.
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 Kyà Âtarà  Tachibana. Kyà Âtarà  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, Kyà Âtarà Â'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.
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, Ryà Âma asks Jin to care for Kaishà « Katsu's mentor, Shà Âzan Sakuma. Shà Âzan is in a critical state after being attacked by the Shinsengumi. Jin is reluctant because curing Shà Âzan would mean changing the course of history. However, Shà Âzan tells him that he too is involved in the âÂÂpresentâÂÂ.
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