Red Cross

A solemn, slow historical drama that asks you to sit with the quiet moral weight of caregiving in wartime.

Created by

Katsuo Fukuzawa

Genres

Drama

Starring

Nanako Matsushima, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Rin Takanashi

Overview

Kiyo is a female school student in Saga Prefecture, Japan. She admires nurses and wants to be helpful to her nation. Kiyo decides to become a war nurse. She undergoes strict training and finally graduates from nursing school. Kiyo then gets her draft notice and leaves for Manchuria, China. Everyday, she takes care of injured soldiers. A Japanese immigrant in Manchuria, Wataru, brings two injured people to her. One person is Hikaru d the other injured person is a native Chinese person named Son. Kiyo persuades Army Surgeon Hideyo to treat Son and he does so in secret. Lieutenant Colonel Kisuke soon discovers about the treatment.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

War, morality, survival, identity

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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