Hidamari no Ki
2000 • MADHOUSE
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2000
- Episodes
- 25
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- MADHOUSE · VAP
- Genres
- Drama
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.
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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Hidamari no Ki, or Tree in the Sun, was adapted by studio Madhouse and released in 2000 as a twenty-five-episode television series. It is based on the acclaimed historical manga by Osamu Tezuka, which won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1984. The narrative centers on the friendship between a hot-headed samurai and a progressive physician during the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate, capturing the social and political upheaval of the Bakumatsu period.
The production sought to preserve the serious, contemplative tone of Tezuka's original work, diverging from the more lighthearted styles often associated with the medium at the time. Directed by Gisaburō Sugii, the series was praised for its historical accuracy and its grounded exploration of the transition from traditional feudalism to the modernization of Japan. It remains a notable entry in Madhouse's catalog for its focus on character-driven historical drama rather than action-oriented tropes.
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