

Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and skills than any human nurse, but Haruko mistrusts a machine unable to consider human feelings.

Chisa Yokoyama

Hikojiro Matsumura

Chie Sato

Hikojiro Matsumura

Koji Tsujitani

Sho Saito

Rica Matsumoto

Ryuji Saikachi

Shinji Ogawa

Shinsuke Chikaishi

Takeshi Aono

Kenichi Ogata

Kumiko Takizawa

Noriko Asano

Tamio Ohki

Teiji Oomiya

Teiji Ōmiya