Inochi no Utsuwa

Inochi no Utsuwa
いのちの器
Manga
Written byKimiko Uehara
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintAkita Lady's Comics DX
MagazineFor Mrs.
DemographicJosei
Original run1991 – present
Volumes94 (as of July 2024)
Television drama
Original networkFuji TV
Original run 5 October 1998 (1998-10-05) – 28 December 1998 (1998-12-28)
Episodes59

Inochi no Utsuwa (Japanese: いのちの器, lit. "Vessel of Life") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kimiko Uehara. The story follows the life of Kyoko, an obstetrician and gynecologist practicing in a small town in Nagano, Japan.[1] Inochi no Utsuwa has been serialized in Akita Shoten's josei manga magazine For Mrs. since 1991 and collected in 94 tankōbon volumes as of July 2024.[2][3][4] It was adapted into a live-action Japanese television drama series that aired for 59 episodes on Fuji TV in 1998.[5]

  1. ^ いのちの器【秋田文庫】. Akita Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Main event of Summer: Ballet Manga ～Leap above the beauty～". Kyoto International Manga Museum. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2020. Since 1991, [Kimiko Uehara's] manga Inochi no Utsuwa (Life Vessel), featuring a gynaecologist as the protagonist, continues to be serialized in For Mrs. today.
  3. ^ いのちの器. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ いのちの器 第85巻. Akita Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ いのちの器. Fuji TV (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 October 2011.