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The Tree In Sunlight (陽だまりの樹)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Akihiko Yamashita
Producer: Hiroshi Yamashita
Top 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
Seasons
Season 1 (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).
25 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Three Hundred Slopes
2000-04-04Episode 2: Ryoan Sets Sail
2000-04-11Episode 3: Sonezaki Shinchi
2000-04-18Episode 4: Before the Storm
2000-04-25Episode 5: The Great Earthquake of the Ansei Era
2000-05-02Episode 6: Vaccination Clinic
2000-05-09Episode 7: Harris Arrives
2000-05-16Episode 8: Sad News and Expulsion
2000-05-23Episode 9: Shindakawa's Duel
2000-05-30Episode 10: The Petition
2000-06-06Episode 11: Meeting with the General
2000-06-13Episode 12: Doctor Oku
2000-06-20Episode 13: Establishment of the Vaccination Clinic
2000-06-27Episode 14: Korori's Visit
2000-07-04Episode 15: Imprisonment
2000-07-11Episode 16: Storm of Spring
2000-07-18Episode 17: Return
2000-07-25Episode 18: Parting
2000-08-01Episode 19: Visitor
2000-08-08Episode 20: Military Station Doctor
2000-08-15Episode 21: The Infantrymen Take the Field
2000-08-22Episode 22: Morning Assult
2000-08-29Episode 23: Dispatch of Troops to Choshu
2000-09-05Episode 24: The Direct Petition
2000-09-12Episode 25: Dawn
2000-09-19Videos
陽だまりの樹
