Dr.STOЯKS returns after its immensely popular first season ended in October, 2015. Treating new thematic questions of “What is birth?” “What is life?”. Two years have elapsed since the previous series with Dr. Sakura Konotori and the staffs around him having helped families bring a lot of newborn life into the world. Episode 1 sees Dr. Sakura, returning to the Persona General Medical Center from a remote Japanese island, diagnose an expectant mother named Mana who is deaf. Prior to her giving birth, however, she reveals a major concern that she has, and so resumes another round of miraculous medical, human drama.

Giving birth is not an illness. So naturally, it is not covered by standard medical insurance. People who work in maternity wards don’t treat injuries or cure disease. In fact, a professional doctor, an obstetrician, need not be present at a childbirth. But when complications arise, giving birth can become a life-or-death matter. Sakura Konotori lost his mother at his own birth and, as a result, grew up in an orphanage. Now he works as an obstetrician fueled by a deep love and yearning to “celebrate each and every baby that comes into the world”. But he is also something of a mystery, leading another life as a concert pianist who goes by the nickname “Baby” and plays with a passion that borders on brilliance. A delicate and realistic portrayal about the front lines of childbirth, Storks delivers a heartwarming drama that reflects upon the meaning and miracle of life.

A story based on the famous ”Okinawa Secret Pact Scandal” of 1972. In the world of journalism where ideals clash with ambition, an ace political reporter named Yuminari pursues his ideals and convictions to expose a huge scandal surrounding the “return of Okinawa” to Japan from the United States. But Yuminari finds himself up against the massive power of the government with the resources to discredit him for any slip-up or vulnerability. As he struggles to maintain his principles and fortitude, supported by his wife, Yuriko, an extramarital affair he has been having with a Foreign Ministry clerk, Akiko Miki, who leaked him the information. The focus of the scandal shifts to questions of treason and morality. A thrilling depiction of the woeful circumstances of three figures whose work, private lives and pride get manhandled by forces far beyond their control.

The story is based on a million seller ballad, “NADA SOU SOU.”
Cry as I may, my feelings for you keep pouring out endlessly. The tears and emotions that remain forever in our hearts will enfold the world. This is a touching story of the love between two step-siblings born in Okinawa, and made painful by the realization that they can never be together. The details of their history are played out under the blue skies of Okinawa. The years Yotaro and Kaoru spent together were limited, but the days were filled with laughter and tenderness.

There is a love you never notice, that steals up on you from nowhere…
Yukie Kitami president of a small travel agency, lives alone in a city center apartment. Her kid sister Kaori Hayakawa, is married to a salary man, with two children. When the pretty, strong-minded career girl and the dedicated wife and mother meet, they always fall out. One day, their mother collapses and is rushed to hospital. This event triggers changes in the sisters’ daily lives. In your teens and twenties, you always have time for love, but in your thirties and forties, when you have a job and family to worry about, relationships and responsibilities always get in the way. This is an aching, romantic story of the middle-aged in love.

In their 25 years of marriage, Hana and her husband, Taichi, have lived a good life. Having raised two children and entering middle age, Hana’s only disappointment is that her husband no longer sees her as a woman like he used to. But when Hana discovers that Taichi is seeing his daughter’s wedding planner on the side, things quickly take a turn for the worse. Taichi, having taken his quarter century marriage for granted, can hardly believe that his wife would even consider leaving him! Exploring the themes of what it means to be a husband and wife in modern society and the reason that people marry, this drama takes a sincere look at a couple speaking to each other honestly for the first time after having been married for so long.