Overview
In this drama set on Shikina Island, a far-flung island of the Japanese archipelago located more than six hours from the Japanese main islands, the young physician Kensuke Goto arrives at the island and has to deal with the island's inhabitants, not eager to accept him, at a clinic lacking sufficient medical equipment. Here's a human drama showing how Dr. Coto values the dignity of human life while unflinchingly facing disease with a serious attitude.
Director and cast
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Kensuke Goto
- Ko Shibasaki as Ayaka Goto
- Saburo Tokito as Taketoshi Hara
- Nene Otsuka as Mariko Nishiyama
- Kaito Takahashi as Hanto Oda
- Erika Ikuta as Nami Nishino
- Mayumi Asaka as Masayo Hoshino
- Toshio Kakei as Kazunori Wada
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Shoichi Hoshino
- Ryo Tomioka as Takehiro Hara
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