Episode 1 - Home Again
January 5, 1986
• 50 minutes
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.
Episode 2 - Mother and Daughters
January 12, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 3 - Mother!
January 19, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 4 - Departure
January 26, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 5 - Chance Encounter
February 2, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 6 - Episode 6
February 9, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 7 - Episode 7
February 16, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 8 - Sisters
February 23, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 9 - Episode 9
March 2, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 10 - Devoted to a Goal
March 9, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 11 - Graduation
March 16, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 12 - Homeward Bound
March 23, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 13 - Hope
March 30, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 14 - Father and Daughters
April 6, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 15 - Father of the Bride
April 13, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 16 - Episode 16
April 20, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 17 - Episode 17
April 27, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 19 - Reunion
May 11, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 20 - Farewell to Love
May 18, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 21 - A New Start
May 25, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 22 - Emotional Contact
June 1, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 23 - All You Need is Love
June 8, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 24 - The Wedding
June 15, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 25 - The New Bride
June 22, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 26 - Daughter-in-Law and Mother-in-Law
June 29, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 27 - Child who Waits for Mother
July 6, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 28 - A Time to Shine
July 13, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 29 - Run Sachi!
July 20, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 30 - Episode 30
July 27, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 31 - Mother's Delicious Cooking
August 3, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 32 - To Tokyo
August 10, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 33 - Purpose of Life
August 17, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 34 - Loving Wife
August 24, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 35 - Goodbye Tsugaru
August 31, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 36 - Episode 36
September 7, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 37 - A Woman's Happiness
September 14, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 38 - Two Women
September 21, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 39 - Episode 39
September 28, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 40 - In Praise of Love
October 5, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 41 - Woman of Tsugaru
October 12, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 42 - Daughter-in-law's Duty
October 19, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 43 - Homesickness
October 26, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 44 - Definitely Tomorrow
November 2, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 45 - New Family
November 9, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 46 - Giving a Cancer Diagnosis
November 16, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 47 - Goodbye Friend
November 23, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 48 - Episode 48
November 30, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 49 - Eternal Goodbye
December 7, 1986
• 50 minutes
Episode 50 - Final Episode: A New Life
December 14, 1986
• 50 minutes