The series aired on TV Ashia from 8 January to 9 April 1981, and lasted 13 episodes.[7] In 1996, three Black Jack direct-to-video films were released by Band Visual, starring Daisuke Ryu as Black Jack and Honami Tajima as Pinoko.[8] In 2000-2001, a series of three made-for-TV movies were aired on the TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) TV channel. They were directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and starred Masahiro Motoki as Blackjack.[9] Young Blackjack (ヤング ブラック・ジャック) is a reinvention of Black Jack's origin story, starring Masaki Okada as a young Kurō Hazama, before he became known as Black Jack. It started airing on 23 April 2011.[10] Chinese film production company Beijing Enlight Media is developing a live-action internet film series adaptation of Black Jack with 13 films planned and also a theatrical feature film.[11]