003: Miyuki and Ben (Manga)

Black Jack (1973-83), Chapter 003 “Miyuki and Ben” (ミユキとベン), was originally published on December 03, 1973 in Weekly Shonen Champion.

What it’s about?

After harassing a young girl named Miyuki on the train, a juvenile delinquent named Ben secretly falls in love with her. Wanting to apologize, he finds out she lives in the hospital and is shocked to learn that she does not have long to live because cancer has spread throughout her body. Ben visits Black Jack and begs him to save her; Black Jack agrees, but sets the price at Y5 million. When Ben is fatally shot while trying to steal the money, Black Jack transplants his organs into Miyuki, saving her and bringing the couple together in the end.

Stars Spotted:

• Hyakkimaru as “Ben”
• Osamu Tezuka as “a man on the train”
• Dororo as “a member of Ben’s gang”
• Tetsuno’s Uncle as “a member of Ben’s gang”
• Sasaki Kojiro as “a member of Ben’s gang”
• Noboru Baba as “the beggar”
• Chikara Aritake as “the station attendant”
• Tawashi as “a police officer”
• Nakamura as “a police officer”
• Afil as “a police officer”
• Shunsaku Ban as “a police detective”
• Norse Necktall as “a police detective”
• Dr. Hanamaru as “the hospital director”
• Dr. Tenma as “a doctor”
• Kao Sekken as “a doctor”
• Ossann as “a doctor”