Seiyo Uchino is a Japanese actor who was born on September 16, 1968, in Yokohama, Japan. He studied political science at Tokyo’s Waseda University but soon turned his attention to acting. He made his debut in the early 1990s, appearing in the TV series “Machikado” (1993), and followed up with his movie debut two years later in “A Last Note” (2015). Since then, he has gone on to play the lead role in a whole host of hit Japanese dramas, including “The Samurai I Loved” (2003) and “The Samurai Banner of Furin Kazan” (2007). He appeared in “Jin” in 2009, as well as the sequel “Jin Final” in 2011. More recently, he has starred in “What Did You Eat Yesterday?” (2019).

Seiyo Uchino

A modern-day brain surgeon stuck in the Edo Period is tormented by possibly changing the course of history with his actions. Jin Minakata (Takao Osawa) is a brain surgeon who has been living in the Edo Period for the past two years. With the help of Kyotaro Tachibana (Keisuke Koide) and his sister, Saki Tachibana (Haruka Ayase), Jin has been surviving in this strange time period and helping those around him using his knowledge of modern medicine. When Saki’s mother, Ei (Yumi Asou) contracts the disease beriberi (caused by a vitamin B1 deficiency), Jin has a difficult time treating an uncooperative patient. But when Ryoma Sakamoto (Masaaki Uchino) asks Jin to treat a wounded Sakuma Shozan (Masachika Ichimura), an important historical figure, Jin fears changing the course of history with his actions. But will a much more shocking discovery be waiting for Jin when he crosses paths with Sakuma? “JIN (Final)" is the second season of a Japanese drama series that originally aired in 2011.

JIN (Final)

The Time Travelers Team

Sakamoto Ryoma

A brilliant brain surgeon is tormented in his own time period and then thrust into the past. Jin Minakata (Takao Osawa) is a brain surgeon who has been grieving for the past two years because his fiancée has been in a coma after a surgery that he performed to try to save her. But his life is turned upside down one day when he tries to catch a runaway patient and is accidentally transported back to the Edo Period. There, a samurai attacks Jin, but a man named Kyotaro Tachibana (Keisuke Koide) saves Jin’s life. When Kyotaro suffers a head injury in the process, Jin in turn saves his life despite the rudimentary equipment he has to work with. Kyotaro’s sister, Saki Tachibana (Haruka Ayase), is drawn to the mysterious Jin and becomes his assistant in the Edo time period. But can Jin survive in this dangerous era and figure out a way to return to his former life? “Jin” is a 2009 Japanese drama series based on a manga by Motoka Murakami.

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