Inochi

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.

• Sugako HashidaScreenplay
• Iyoda ShizuhiroDirector

• 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
• Daisuke KobayashiIwata Tatsuo
• Kato AkihitoIwata Tatsuo