The Red Crest

The drama follows a woman Sumiko Saegusa who has to endure many hardships and obstacles yet never loses her faith in herself. In the chaotic situation following the war, she has to work as a prostitute to feed her family while she has a dream of becoming a schoolteacher. She meets a young doctor with whom she falls in love, but their relationship doesn't survive. Several years later, her dream has come true and she works as a teacher, she and the doctor reunite, however, there is no end to obstacles in their lives. [MDL]