

Inochi
1986-01-05 · 50 min / episode · Not rated
The drama begins in August 1945, three days after the end of the Pacific war. A freight train completely jam-packed with passengers heads for Aomori from devastated Tokyo. On the train is Takahara Miki and her sister Sachi. Miki and Sachi are the daughters of a wealthy landlord living in a village in the Tsugaru area in Aomori prefecture, but they have been living in Tokyo since before the war to attend school. After seeing her village does not have a doctor, Miki is determined to become a rural doctor.
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Yoshiko MitaTakahara Miki
Mako IshinoTakahara Sachi
Yoshiko KugaTakahara Chie
Tetsuro TambaTakahara Masamichi
Taro IshidaHiromichi
Shirō ŌsakaKudo Seikichi
Harue AkagiKudo Ine
Masatô IbuIwata Gozo
Senri YamazakiIwata Hatsuko
Kin SugaiIwata Teru
Nikaido ChihiroIwata Noriko
Miho TakagiIwata Noriko
Ai ShimizuIwata Noriko
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