Overview
Starring Yōko Minamida as a woman who supported her family during and after World War II. All episodes are missing from the NHK archives, though a brief clip does survive as part of a contemporary news segment documenting the drama's production.
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Cast
Yōko Minamida
三谷かな子
Noboru Nakaya
夫・久志
Hisako Takihana
義母・ひろの
Ikko Furuya
長男・晃
Yukiko Nagano
次女・みどり
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