Maeno Ryotaku (Kataoka Ainosuke) is a doctor of Buzen Province, Nakatsu domain. Aspiring to learn Western knowledge, he comes across a Dutch-language translation of the German medical text Anatomische Tabellen while studying in Nagasaki. After returning from Nagasaki, Maeno is invited by a doctor friend Sugita Genpaku (Niiro Shinya) of Wakasa Province, Obama domain to observe an autopsy.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ainosuke KataokaMaeno Ryotaku | Maeno Ryotaku |
 Shinya NiiroSugita Genpaku | Sugita Genpaku |
 Takaya SakodaNot listed | Not listed |
 Takeo NakaharaNot listed | Not listed |
 Masao KusakariNot listed | Not listed |
 Koji YamamotoNot listed | Not listed |
 Masanobu TakashimaNot listed | Not listed |
 Fumiyo KohinataNot listed | Not listed |
 Kenichi EndoNot listed | Not listed |
| DDaisuke AmanoNot listed | Not listed |
 Shingo MurakamiNot listed | Not listed |
 Satomi NaganoNot listed | Not listed |
 Yukino KishiiNot listed | Not listed |
 Arisa NakajimaNot listed | Not listed |
 Yōsuke AsariNot listed | Not listed |
 Taishi NakagawaNot listed | Not listed |
 Ryo KatoNot listed | Not listed |
 Atsushi YamanishiNot listed | Not listed |
 Hideo KuriharaNot listed | Not listed |
 Wataru TakagiNot listed | Not listed |
 Kenji AnanNot listed | Not listed |
 Yoshimasa KondoNot listed | Not listed |
 Takashi KobayashiNot listed | Not listed |