Inochi (1986)

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.

Released Jan. 5, 1986 2500 min Episode 50 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.medical-breakthrough, tmdb.historical-drama, tmdb.woman-medical-student, tmdb.country-doctor, tmdb.taiga, tmdb.slice-of-life

Production Companies: NHK

Network: NHK

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese