North General National Hospital in Tondo, Philippines, known as the tertiary hospital, it is the last bastion of Philippine healthcare, accepting all patients overflowing from primary and secondary national hospitals. Within Tondo lies Smoky Mountain, the largest slum in the East, home to tens of thousands of impoverished people. The battle against disease, poverty, and ignorance within this slum is the great mission entrusted to North General National Hospital. Hideyuki Harada is the sole Japanese doctor working in the hospital's obstetrics and gynaecology department. Despite struggling with language and cultural differences, and grieving the death of his lover, he was determined to stand up for the children who, due to poverty, could not receive adequate medical care and were dying.
Hiroyuki Sanada
Lorna Tolentino
Daniel Fernando
Rey "PJ" Abellana
Sharmaine Arnaiz
Nikki Martel
Cherry Pie Picache
Alicia Alonzo
Rez Cortez
Ruel Vernal
Ann Villegas
Marithez Samson
Maita Sanchez
Manjo del Mundo
Shintaro Valdes
Ruby Regala
Tina Godinez
Ramil Rodriguez
Emmanuel H. Borlaza
Adrian Panganiban
Troy Martino
Alex Toledo
Kyoka Suzuki
Senri Oe
Yukari Ôshima