As an actress, her work frequently appears on major industry databases such as , where she is listed primarily as Kanako Iioka
The climax comes when a sudden snowstorm isolates the village, and a child goes into anaphylactic shock. Kana needs Kanako’s help to perform an emergency tracheotomy using a ballpoint pen and a scalpel. Kanako, terrified but steady, talks the child through it while Kana works. Afterward, in the blood-spattered clinic, Kanako says: “You didn’t bury yourself alive. You built a place where people live.” And Kana replies: “You’re not drowning anymore. You’re here.” morisawa kana ioka kanako village doctor old best
The Village Doctor and the Old Best Friend As an actress, her work frequently appears on