Kao de Waratte (1973)

Synopsis

Hanada Surgical Hospital in Kamakura has been in the family's female lineage for over 100 years. Each generation of directors has been an adopted son-in-law, including the current director, Hanada Seiichiro. Perhaps due to his position as an adopted son, he is unable to stand up to his wife, Kiri, daughter, Hideko, and sister-in-law, Tokuko, and is bullied by Chiyo, the former head nurse, nurses, and doctors. When Seiichiro suffers a cerebral hemorrhage, Yamada Daikichi, a surgeon in Tokyo who had a close relationship with Seiichiro's late father, comes to live with the Hanadas, bringing his daughter, Etsuko, a middle school student. Daikichi lost his wife about 10 years ago and has been raising Etsuko alone. At the request of his former teacher, Seiichiro, Daikichi is appointed acting director.

Series Information

First Aired

1973

Last Aired

1973

Seasons

1

Episodes

1

Episode Length

55 min

Genre

Drama

Status

Ended

Top Cast

Momoe Yamaguchi

Etsuko Yamada

Mitsuko Baisho

Hideko Hanada

Ken Utsui

Daikichi Yamada

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