Fan reviews: JIN

asugar2 · 24 Dec 2012

Great HeartWarming drama that will make you laugh and cry about a Dr. Jin brain surgeon who slips back in time to 17th century Edo near the end of the Tokugawa era!
The story about a brain surgeon named, Jin Minakata, who has spent the last two years in deep guilt, after a failed brain surgery he performed on his fiance' who lies in a coma .
One day, he chases a man to the roof of the hospital but falls but awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a samurai named Kyotaro. But Kyotaro suffers a serious head injury while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment using his modern medical knowledge ala MacGyver making do with whatever is lying around.
Meanwhile, Kyotaro's sister, Saki begins to fall for Jin after becoming his surgical nurse. all the while, Jin's is trying desperately to find his way back to his fiance' in the present and to stay alive in EDO where life is cheap where samurai are allowed to attack just for disrespect / failing to bow during great political upheaval without modern medical equipment and simple drugs.

asugar2 · 24 Dec 2012

Great Heartwarming Drama that will make you laugh and cry!
The story follows a brain surgeon named, Minakata Jin, who has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed.
One day, he faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a man named Kyotaro.
Kyotaro suffers a serious injury to the head while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment.
Because of that, Kyotaro's sister Saki begins taking an interest in Jin and becomes his assistant. Meanwhile, Jin is determined to find a way back to the present. --Tokyograph

Wynter · 23 Jul 2012

I found it difficult to get into this drama right away, because the science fiction was not convincing in the least. Over time, slowly, the characters started to win me over and by the end I was enjoying the whole JIN experience. I didn't mind the ridiculous operations and invention of Penicillin and rubber, since the characters were so thoroughly convincing ain each of their roles. I have to say, Ayase as Saki and Uchino as Ryoma really stuck out.

Milano · 12 Jul 2011

An interesting story about time-slip, waiting for JIN2 to see the final

ester_grace · 7 Dec 2010

unique combination between medical and historical dorama

jdoramadotcom · 20 Oct 2010

What happens when a modern-day brain surgeon is thrown back over a century into a critical period in Japanese history? Adopted from the popular manga, JIN combines political intrigue with a speculative fiction plot, with a set of top notch performances as support. Haruka Ayase is charming, but Osawa Takao and Miki Nakatani provide real drama to the proceedings.

Of course, the plot may not be completely credible, especially with the paradoxes of time travel; but everyone is so engaging that it's easy to ignore the gaping plot flaws. This period drama features top stars in a well-done serial that never loses track of the difficulties of the Edo period.

By the end of the first part of this series, the mystery isn't solved yet (much less addressed satisfactorily); but fear not, the popular drama continues in JIN 2. I liked JIN 1 better.

MonsterZero65 · 11 Sep 2010

Though at times it seems a bit absurd and out there it really is a wonderful drama on so many levels. The cast is terrific. A lot of familiar faces are present in this drama. The drama takes place both in the Edo period and present and deals with Medicine, Time and Space theory, Love, Friendship, Politics and more. I do not care for medicine based Dr. drama's but this is different. I really enjoyed it so if you are like me and not a huge fan of Doctor shows don't let that fact alone keep you away from this interesting and entertaining drama.

Steve · 18 May 2010

unique idea, to bring modern medical type of dorama into edo (17th century time) setting. but, yet it doesn't only focus on the medical side, there was a very strong "drama of human relation" in this film.. (I can't express it very well in english)
there was also a bit of political (edo's era type) side.

So my conclusion are :
I feel very excited when I watching this drama, it's strongly draws my emotianal, when the scene is happy I fell very happy, when it's supposed to be sad I was very touched... It's quite "heavy" type of drama which suite me best... 9,5 from me

Spider · 25 Apr 2010

I've always been a fan of movies and dramas that involve time travel. Something about going back to the past or into the future to try and change your fate for the better is so appealing, so I was instantly drawn to this drama. The cast and the acting and production values seem higher in this drama than ones I've seen in the past. From the 1st episode you're drawn in and want to see the next episode... that's pretty much my basic criteria with JDorama's - they have to make you want to watch the next episode badly.... this one will make you feel this way! Great drama!