Ootsuka Akio

People's search for better health never ends. That is one of the reasons the study of anatomy and medicine was born. And to keep the physicians in check, we have medical laws. Black Jack goes outside and beyond those laws. He's an unlicensed, genius surgeon, traveling around the globe to complete his masterpieces. In this special, we can witness Tezuka Osamu asking the…

The mega-corporate Daedalus Group is under attack by a small group of activists known as the Ghost of Icarus. While taking care of some of the victims of the bombing, Black Jack encounters Dr. Kiriko, also known as Death Incarnate, who just like him, asks his patients huge sums of money but instead of saving them, he offers them a painless death. When the activist group…

Black Jack: Obaa-chan is a short movie which aired in the "300 Inch Theater" at Tezuka Osamu World in the Kyoto Station Building. It was played with an unrelated double feature Heian Sento. Black Jack: Obaa-chan In this story, there is a seemingly greedy old woman who is always asking her daughter-in-law for money, and her son and his wife become fed up with the old woman's…

* Based on the shounen manga by Tezuka Osamu, serialised in Shounen Champion, Sora kara Kita Kodomo covers the events of the same titled manga chapter 143. Black Jack is approached by a defecting soldier and his wife with a plea to help their son, who is afflicted with a rare disease. Although it might already be too late for the boy, Black Jack is able to save the child. But…

Blade, the Vampire Hunter. Whilst pregnant with him, Blade's mother was attacked by a vampire. As a result, he was born as a Day Walker, with a mix of vampire and human blood flowing through his veins. He possesses the superhuman strength, senses, and regenerative abilities of vampires, but not their vulnerability to sunlight. By utilizing these strengths, combined with his…

Black Jack, a mysterious young unlicensed doctor with godlike skills, travels the world performing feats of impossible surgery, charging vast fees for his services, and challenging the corrupt practices of the medical establishment. This selection of stories, each adapted from a single original manga issue, focuses more on interpersonal relationships and back-story than most…

Black Jack is an unregistered doctor with a clouded, mysterious past. He works with his little assistant Pinoko (who has a massive crush on the doctor), dealing with medical cases not very well known, which can be strange, dangerous, or not known at all. But he is a genius, and can save almost any of his patients' life (as long as they have the money for it, that is), and is…

* Based on a supernatural historical manga series written and drawn by Tezuka Osamu. Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a Samurai general in Japan's Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 demons in exchange for complete domination of the country. When the baby boy is born, Daigo has him thrown into a river, expecting the boy to die. A kind…

In the medical profession, there is a name spoken in hushed tones, of an unlicensed genius physician who can save lives — for a price. His name is Black Jack, and he is a dashing, moody figure, caped in black, a Harlock of medicine, a man who lives by no rules other than his own — and the Hippocratic Oath. A man who will defy any authority to preserve a patients life. Source…

Black Jack is an underground surgeon, who, although he has no licence, has God-Like skills which enable him to perform operations that are impossible for even the finest surgeons. Charging millions for secret operations, Black Jack is a man who is alone and full of mystery, appearing in operating rooms to fulfill his tasks, and then disappearing. And now... his biggest…