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About
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.
First Aired
Jan 5, 1986
Last Aired
Dec 14, 1986
Seasons
1
Episodes
50
Network
NHK
Studio
NHK
Original Title
いのち
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →Y
Yoshiko Mita
Takahara Miki
M
Mako Ishino
Takahara Sachi
Y
Yoshiko Kuga
Takahara Chie
T
Tetsuro Tamba
Takahara Masamichi
T
Taro Ishida
Hiromichi
S
Shirō Ōsaka
Kudo Seikichi
H
Harue Akagi
Kudo Ine
M
Masatô Ibu
Iwata Gozo
S
Senri Yamazaki
Iwata Hatsuko
K
Kin Sugai
Iwata Teru
D
Daisuke Kobayashi
Iwata Tatsuo
E
Eisaku Shindo
Iwata Tatsuo
N
Nikaido Chihiro
Iwata Noriko
M
Miho Takagi
Iwata Noriko
A
Ai Shimizu
Iwata Noriko
N
Nami Miyahara
Tsuda Seiko
A
Ayako Kobayashi
Tsuda Seiko
K
Kayoko Kishimoto
Tsuda Seiko
J
Junpei Kusami
K
Koji Yakusho
Naohiko Hamamura
