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Inochi

1986-01-05 · 50 min / episode · Not rated

Drama

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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Production companies
NHK
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Yoshiko MitaYoshiko MitaTakahara Miki
Mako IshinoMako IshinoTakahara Sachi
Yoshiko KugaYoshiko KugaTakahara Chie
Tetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaTakahara Masamichi
Taro IshidaTaro IshidaHiromichi
Shirō ŌsakaShirō ŌsakaKudo Seikichi
Harue AkagiHarue AkagiKudo Ine
Masatô IbuMasatô IbuIwata Gozo
Senri YamazakiSenri YamazakiIwata Hatsuko
Kin SugaiKin SugaiIwata Teru
Daisuke KobayashiIwata Tatsuo
Kato AkihitoIwata Tatsuo
Shinichi UchidaIwata Tatsuo
Sato OmiIwata Noriko
Eisaku ShindoIwata Tatsuo
Nikaido ChihiroNikaido ChihiroIwata Noriko
Miho TakagiMiho TakagiIwata Noriko
Ai ShimizuAi ShimizuIwata Noriko
Takamatsu RyokoTsuda Seiko
Nami MiyaharaNami MiyaharaTsuda Seiko

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