A story set in the mid-1800's about a young doctor who has been trained in Western-style medicine and a young samurai who is trying to live up to the old traditions of his class and culture. The story is actually based upon real people - the doctor, Ryo-an, was Tezuka's great grandfather. The manga series was adapted to anime by Madhouse Studios and premiered in Japan on NTV on April 4, 2000.

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Cast

Koichi Yamadera

Tezuka Ryoan

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Ibutani Manjiro

Rica Matsumoto

Okon

Fumiko Orikasa

Oseki

Ichiro Nagai

Tezuka Ryosen

Rokuro Naya

Ushikubo Tohbei

Daisuke Gori

Seisai Taki

Jurota Kosugi

Kaishu Katsu

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Jiro Kusuon

Yuko Fueki

Oshina