

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.
Nippon TV

1. Three Hundred Slopes

2. Ryoan Sets Sail

3. Sonezaki Shinchi

4. Before the Storm

5. The Great Earthquake of the Ansei Era

6. Vaccination Clinic

7. Harris Arrives

8. Sad News and Expulsion

9. Shindakawa's Duel

10. The Petition

11. Meeting with the General

12. Doctor Oku

13. Establishment of the Vaccination Clinic

14. Korori's Visit

15. Imprisonment

16. Storm of Spring

17. Return

18. Parting

19. Visitor

20. Military Station Doctor

21. The Infantrymen Take the Field

22. Morning Assult

23. Dispatch of Troops to Choshu

24. The Direct Petition

25. Dawn

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

Kotono Mitsuishi
Omasa

Nobuyuki Hiyama
Jiro Kusuon

Yuko Fueki
Oshina