Summary Chikako Shida was born in 1910 in Ooisawa, Yamagata (now Nishikawa) as the eldest daughter of a prominent family. Her father Soujirou was the principal of a local elementary school and her mother died during a particularly difficult childbirth. At that time, Ooisawa had no doctors, and by the time they rushed her mother to a neighboring town it was too late to save her. Because of this incident, and recognizing that Chikako was a particularly clever child, Soujirou had early hopes that she'd grow up to become a doctor. Wanting to fulfill her father's wishes, Shida attended what is now Tokyo Women's Medical University. After graduating, she returned to Ooisawa where she devoted the rest of her life to rural health care. View more details
Directed : Jirô Nagae
Written : Mika Abe
Stars : Takaaki Enoki Aya Hirayama Yukiko Ikeda Yûka Ueno
Genres : Drama
Release date : Oct 16, 2015
Countries of origin : Japan
Official sites : Official site
Language : Japanese
Filming locations : Yamagata, Japan
Production companies : Canter
Summary Chikako Shida was born in 1910 in Ooisawa, Yamagata (now Nishikawa) as the eldest daughter of a prominent family. Her father Soujirou was the principal of a local elementary school and her mother died during a particularly difficult childbirth. At that time, Ooisawa had no doctors, and by the time they rushed her mother to a neighboring town it was too late to save her. Because of this incident, and recognizing that Chikako was a particularly clever child, Soujirou had early hopes that she'd grow up to become a doctor. Wanting to fulfill her father's wishes, Shida attended what is now Tokyo Women's Medical University. After graduating, she returned to Ooisawa where she devoted the rest of her life to rural health care. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Oct 16, 2015
Countries of origin : Japan
Official sites : Official site
Language : Japanese
Filming locations : Yamagata, Japan
Production companies : Canter
