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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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1986-12-14
S1E50 — Final Episode: A New Life
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Yoshiko Mita
Takahara Miki
Mako Ishino
Takahara Sachi
Yoshiko Kuga
Takahara Chie
Tetsuro Tamba
Takahara Masamichi
Taro Ishida
Hiromichi
Shirō Ōsaka
Kudo Seikichi
Harue Akagi
Kudo Ine
Masatô Ibu
Iwata Gozo
Senri Yamazaki
Iwata Hatsuko
Kin Sugai
Iwata Teru
Daisuke Kobayashi
Iwata Tatsuo
Kato Akihito
Iwata Tatsuo
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