The Tree In Sunlight
2000 Animation, Drama, War & Politics 1 season
TMDB rating 7.0/10 Ended
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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During the Second Year of Ansei (1855) in Edo's Koishigawa are two young men, Manjiro Ibutani and Ryoan Tezuka. Ibutani is a low-ranking samurai who is a gifted swordsman and has a straightforward and strong sense of justice. Tezuka has a more carefree attitude. He has an eye for the ladies, but he is passionate about becoming a doctor. The two opposite characters come of age during the backdrop of the turbulent end of the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868 CE).
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Koichi YamaderaTezuka Ryoan
Mitsuru MiyamotoIbutani Manjiro
Rica MatsumotoOkon
Fumiko OrikasaOseki
Ichiro NagaiTezuka Ryosen
Rokuro NayaUshikubo Tohbei
Daisuke GoriSeisai Taki
Jurota KosugiKaishu Katsu
Kotono MitsuishiOmasa
Nobuyuki HiyamaJiro Kusuon
Yuko FuekiOshina
- Network
- Nippon TV
- First aired
- Apr 4, 2000
- Latest episode
- Sep 19, 2000
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