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.
Home again
Mother and daughters
Mother!
Departure
Chance encounter
Episode 6
Episode 7
Sisters
Episode 9
Devoted to a goal
Graduation
Homeward bound
Hope
Father and daughters
Father of the bride
Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 18
Reunion
Farewell to love
A new start
Emotional contact
All you need is love
The wedding
The new bride
Daughter-in-law and mother-in-law
Child who waits for mother
A time to shine
Run sachi!
Episode 30
Mother's delicious cooking
To tokyo
Purpose of life
Loving wife
Goodbye tsugaru
Episode 36
A woman's happiness
Two women
Episode 39
In praise of love
Woman of tsugaru
Daughter-in-law's duty
Homesickness
Definitely tomorrow
New family
Giving a cancer diagnosis
Goodbye friend
Episode 48
Eternal goodbye
Final episode: a new life
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