The Tree In Sunlight (2000)
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
Tezuka Ryoan Koichi Yamadera
Ibutani Manjiro Mitsuru Miyamoto
Okon Rica Matsumoto
Oseki Fumiko Orikasa
Tezuka Ryosen Ichiro Nagai
Ushikubo Tohbei Rokuro Naya
Seisai Taki Daisuke Gori
Kaishu Katsu Jurota Kosugi
Season 1
2000
25 episodes
Season 1 of The Tree In Sunlight premiered on April 4, 2000
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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Keywords
- samurai
- based on manga
- historical
- edo period
- anime
- meiji period
- osamu tezuka
- bakumatsu