

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.
Genres: Animation, Anime, Drama, History, War
Keywords: tmdb.samurai, tmdb.based-on-manga, tmdb.historical, tmdb.anime, tmdb.osamu-tezuka, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.anime-animation
Production companies: Madhouse
Network: NTV