Autumn anime "Young Black Jack" to feature Junichi Suwabe!　Playing the role of a military doctor who later becomes the rival of the black man in between.

Additional cast members have been announced for the TV anime "Young Black Jack," which will start in October.



Young Black Jack" is an anime adaptation of the manga "Young Black Jack," based on Osamu Tezuka's masterpiece "Black Jack," set in the 1960s and depicting the young days of the genius surgeon, Black Jack, who later becomes Black Jack. The film reveals the secret of how he became an unlicensed black market doctor who demands exorbitant sums of money, while honing his skills as a medical student in admiration of a surgeon who saved his life. Directed by Mitsuko Kase of "Ristorante Paradiso" and "The Last Weapon Girl"; series composition and supervisor by Ryosuke Takahashi of "Firebird" and "Armored Trooper Votoms"; animation production by Tezuka Productions.

Additional cast information has now been released. Junichi Suwabe has been cast as an American military doctor who may later become Kuroo's rival. What will his encounter with him bring to the Black Man? ...... The audience will be able to watch Mr. Suwabe's convincing performance.

In addition, the web video program "Young Heart Jack" featuring Yuichiro Umehara, who plays Kuroo, will be broadcast on the special website ( # ) from September 22.