Inochi (1986) [ENG Subs] (various episodes)

English subtitles for various episodes of the taiga drama Inochi. The subtitles for this drama are as complete as they can be for the time being, however there might be updates in the future.

2020-May-16: Updated with subtitles for episode 2. Thank you very much for the help nuve.

Title: いのち
Title (romaji): Inochi
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Historical, medical
Episodes: 50
Viewership ratings: 26,6% (ep1), 36,7% (highest ep), 29,3% (avg.)
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 1986-Jan-05 to 1986-Dec-14
Air time: Sunday 20:00

Synopsis

The drama is 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. Among the passengers is Takahara Miki Takahara 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.

Cast

Takahara family

Mita Yoshiko as Miki
Tanba Tetsuro as Masamichi (father)
Kuga Yoshiko as Chie (mother)
Ishino Mako as Sachi (younger sister)
Watanabe Toru as Nakagawa Kuniyuki
Ishida Taro as Hiromichi (uncle)
Osaka Shiro as Kudo Seikichi (servant)
Akagi Harue as Kudo Ine (servant)

Iwata family

Ibu Masato as Gozo
Sugai Kin as Teru
Yamazaki Senri as Hatsuko
Kobayashi Daisuke → Kato Akihito → Uchida Shinichi → Shindo Eisaku as Tatsuo
Sato Omi → Shimizu Ai → Nikaido Chihiro → Takagi Miho as Noriko
Takamatsu Ryoko → Miyahara Nami → Kobayashi Ayako → Kishimoto Kayoko as Tsuda Seiko
Kusami Junpei
Sugawara Chineko as Hisako
Shimana Misato as Maki (ep45)

Supporting Cast & Guests

Utsui Ken as Dr. Sakaguchi Kazunari
Nogiwa Yoko as Sakaguchi Miyo
Izumi Pinko as Muranaka Haru
Yakusho Koji as Dr. Hamamura Naohiko
Kobayashi Chitose as Hamamura Tomoko
Yoshi Ikuzo as Yagi Kinta
Yagyuu Hiroshi as Dr. Oba Jinichiro
Naito Taketoshi as Prof. Mizuta
Tezuka Satomi as Mizuta Reiko
Mikami Kan as Nakagawa Tadayuki
Ebina Midori as Nakagawa Keiko
Watanabe Hiroyuki
Imafuku Masao
Todo Shinji as Hanada Kensaku
Isobe Tsutomu as Tsuda Heikichi

Kusaka Yumi as Tsuda Asako
Hiraizumi Sei
Imadegawa Nishiki
Shioya Toshi as Sota
Ohira Eriko → Katori Yoko as Akiko
Orimoto Junkichi
Suzuki Masayuki as Shinkichi
Kamimura Kyoko as Matsuko
Okumura Kouen as Dr. Hirata
Sako Masato
Yamazaki Mitsuru
Imanishi Masao
Osanai Minako as Masae
Hidari Tokie as Kimie
Asari Kazuyo as Tokie
Kawashima Chie → Nagashima Yuko as Kinuko
Hanahara Teruko
Ono Atsuko as Fuki
Fuku Matsumi
Yamada Harumi (ep35)
Hayasaki Bunji as Soga
Naraoka Tomoko as narrator

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Translation: JN Productions (a little revised)
Transcriber, editor, timer: Jean
Transcriber: Rashomon (ep11-)
Additional translation help
nuve (ep1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 13, 19, 21, 24-27, 29, 31-33)
kumasan (ep8, 22, 24, 32, 34-35, 38, 41-45, 49-50 end)
Special thanks: Avallac’h, Rashomon, and Sigurd

This project is dedicated to my father (1952-2017). As well as PannenkoekenNL (????-2019), I didn’t know him very well, but he was an active member of the Asian drama fans community.

Inochi ENG Subs

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Notes

Episode 2: A few lines are incomplete because the translator had problem with the Tsugaru dialect.

I will not be able to provide subtitles for the complete drama. The subtitles have been transcribed from an old incomplete VHSRip. I’m hoping that maybe someone will be able to help out with the missing parts later on. Unfortunately no Japanese subtitles exist.

I’m willing to do the timing if anyone can provide translation for the missing parts. You can contact me here. Of course you will be given credit.

Subtitles are missing for the following episodes