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.

• First Air Date: 1986-01-05
• Last Air Date: 1986-12-14
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 50
• Episode Runtime: 50 min.
• Network: NHK
• Director: Iyoda Shizuhiro
• Writer: Sugako Hashida