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1 litre of tears-　1リットルの涙:

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1 Litre of Tears“is a 11 episode Japanese television drama for Fuji Television .Also called “A Diary with Tears” or “A Diary of Tears” or in japanese:1リットルの涙(Ichi Rittoru no Namida). It was broadcasted in Japan between October 11, 2005 to December 20, 2005.

The drama is an adaptation of the diary of a Japanese girl named Aya Kitō(木藤亜也), who suffered from spinocerebellar ataxia(JP: 脊髄小脳変性症,せきずいしょうのうへんせいしょう). She began keeping a diary at the suggestion of her doctor, and continued to write until she could no longer hold a pen. The diary, titled 1 Litre no Namida, was published shortly after her death.

Details:

  • Genre: School, romance, health, family, human

  • Broadcast network: Fuji TV

  • Episodes: 11 and a special episode

  • Viewership ratings: 15.31%

  • Air time: Tuesday 21:00

  • Broadcast period: 2005-Oct-11 to 2005-Dec-20

  • Ending theme song: Only Human by K

  • Insert songs: Konayuki and 3/9 by Remiorome

Synopsis:

This drama is based on the real-life struggles of a 15-year-old girl named Aya who suffered from an incurable disease, but lived life to the fullest until her death at 25. The script is based on the diary Aya kept writing until she could no longer hold a pen. The book that later followed entitled One Litre of Tears has sold over 1.1 million copies in Japan alone. Aya Kitō proved her courage and positive attitude towards an uncertain future when suffering such an illness, spinocerebellar ataxia. The drama spans a decade, during which she graduates from school while her conditions worsen.

The story begins as Aya prepares for the new semester. Despite being happy, she suffers from slight physical problems, which only her mother seems to notice. However, one day, she falls unconsciously on the floor.

After she is sent to the hospital, she is shortly diagnosed with the disease. Despite the fact that she is diagnosed with the terminal illness, she does not lose the will to survive.

She still makes friends with others, including her first love, Yuji. She later develops an interest in Haruto. Although somewhat cold, Haruto was still kind to her. Meanwhile, her health continues to deteriorate.

Knowing that she will not survive for long, she returns the gift Haruto has given, who discovers the fact when he reads the love letter that Aya gave him.

In the last episode, she dies peacefully, and her parents mourn her.

Episodes:

#1.“The Beginning of my Youth”(ある青春の始まり)

#2.“15 years old, sickness that steals up” (15才、忍びよる病魔)

#3.“Why did the illness choose me?” (病気はどうして私を選んだの?)

#4.“The Loneliness of Two” (二人の孤独)

#5.“A disabled person notebook” (障害者手帳)

#6.“Heartless glances” (心ない視線)

#7.“The place where I am” (私のいる場所)

#8.“1 Litre of Tears” (1リットルの涙)

#9.“I live now” (今を生きる)

#10.“Love Letter”

#11.“Faraway, to the place where tears are exhausted” (遠くへ、涙の尽きた場所に)

sp. “Special Drama of 1 Litre of Tears: Memory” (「１リットルの涙」特別篇‧追憶)

Cast:

  • Erika Sawajiri(沢尻 エリカ) – Aya Ikeuchi

  • Hiroko Yakushimaru(薬師丸 ひろ子) – Shioka Ikeuchi (Aya’s mother)

  • Ryō Nishikido(錦戸 亮) – Haruto Asō (Aya’s later love interest and her lover)

  • Takanori Jinnai(陣内 孝則) – Mizuo Ikeuchi (Aya’s father)

  • Riko Narumi(成海 璃子) – Ako Ikeuchi (Aya’s little sister)

  • Naohito Fujiki(藤木直人) - Hiroshi Mizuno (Doctor)

  • Saori Koide(小出早織) – Mari Sugiura (One of Aya’s best friends)

  • Yuma Sanada(真田佑馬) – Hiroki Ikeuchi (Aya’s little brother)

  • Ani Miyoshi(三好杏依) – Rika Ikeuchi (Aya’s youngest sister)

  • Kenichi Matsuyama(松山 研一) – Yuji Kawamoto (Aya’s first love interest)

  • Kana Matsumoto(松本華奈) – Saki Matsumura

  • Momosuke Mizutani(水谷百輔)- Kohei Onda

  • Ryo Hashidume(橋爪遼) – Keita Nakahara

  • Hiroshi Katsuno(勝野洋) – Yoshifumi Asō (Haruto’s father)

  • Asae Onishi (大西麻恵)- Asumi Oikawa (Aya’s roommate when she was in disability school. She has the same disease as Aya)

  • Yuuki Sato(佐藤 祐基) – Keisuke Asō (Haruto’s brother)

  • Maya Hamaoka(滨丘麻矢) – Kikue Oikawa

  • Kazuko Katō (かとうかずこ) – Madoka Fujimura

  • Toshihide Tonesaku (東根作寿英)- Kiichi Takano (One of the volunteers at the disability who later gets married to the head teacher of the disability school)
  • Shigeyuki Satō(佐藤重幸) - Nishino (Home room teacher of Aya when she was still in the normal high school)

Production Credits

  • Original work: Kito Aya (木藤亜也)

  • Screenwriters: Egashira Michiru, Ooshima Satomi, Yokota Rie

  • Producer: Kashikawa Satoko

  • Director: Murakami Masanori

  • Music: Ueda Susumu (上田益)