Issei Takahashi stars as the titular Black Jack, complete with fright wig shocked hair and Frankenstein scars, while Yuno Nagao (the actress playing “young” Asami in Brush up Life) plays his miniature assistant Pinoko. When there is a seemingly impossible surgery to be done, Black Jack is the man to call....
Shizuka Ishibashi also stars as Black Jack's nemesis Doctor Kiriko (swapped from a man in the manga to a woman here, (though I guess someone dubbed the “Grim Reaper” really holds no official gender!) Loved the confrontations the two had!
Kai Inowaki appears as a man looking for answers to the supposed suicide of his friend, and whom seems to think this mysterious doctor Black Jack holds the key to the truth, learning little by little about him as he watches him do his miracles to those inflicted by some major malady…and of whom can pay his exorbitant fees!
The Black Jack SP juggled three separate stories and while they were good, I wish I could have seen a whole SEASON of customers and cases. Additionally, the support characters like the aforementioned Dr. Kiriko surely deserved a whole episode all to themselves! Would have loved to see these things expanded and explored!
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
