One Litre of Tears

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Title: １リットルの涙

Title (romaji): 1 Litre no Namida

Also known as: Ichi Rittoru no Namida / One Litre of Tears / A Diary with Tears

Genre: School, Romance, Health

Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Episodes: 11

Viewership ratings: 15.31%

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

Air time: Tuesday 21:00

Closing theme song: Only Human by K / Konayuki and 3/9 by Remioromen

Drama OST : Ichi Rittoru no Namida OST

Synopsis

Synopsis 1 15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor, and he informs Shioka that Aya has spinocerebellar degeneration – a terrible disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat. A cruel disease, as it does not affect the mind in the least. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?

Synopsis 2 This beautifully moving 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’s only wish was “to live.” By carefully depicting Aya’s earnest desire to live, and the love of her family, friends, and lover, the drama, “One Litre of Tears” wishes to deliver her simple but strong message: “Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing.”—-Fuji TV

Cast:

Sawajiri Erika as Ikeuchi Aya (15-20)

Yakushimaru Hiroko as Ikeuchi Shioka (40-51)

Nishikido Ryo as Asou Haruto (15-20)

Jinnai Takanori as Ikeuchi Mizuo (45-56)

Narumi Riko as Ikeuchi Ako (13-18)

Fujiki Naohito as Mizuno Hiroshi (33-44)

Koide Saori as Sugiura Mari (15-18)

Sanada Yuma as Ikeuchi Hiroki (11-16)

Miyoshi Ani as Ikeuchi Rika (5-10)

Matsuyama Kenichi as Kawamoto Yuji (17)

Matsumoto Kana as Matsumura Saki (15-18)

Mizutani Momosuke as Onda Kohei (15-18)

Hashidume Ryo as Nakahara Keita (15-18)

Katsuno Hiroshi as Asou Yoshifumi (50-55)

Oonishi Asae (大西麻恵) as Oikawa Asumi (16-17)

Hamaoka Maya (かとうかずこ) as Oikawa Kikue

Kato Kazuko as Fujimura Madoka

Tonesaku Toshihide as Takano Kiichi

Sato Shigeyuki as Nishino (homeroom teacher)

Aoi

Kawahara Makoto

Endou Yuuya

Hoshino Natsuko

Sato Yuki as Asou Keisuke

Umoto Yuki (兎本有紀)

Kawaguchi Shouhei

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)

Episode Titles

Ep 01: ある青春の始まり / The Beginning of my Youth

Ep 02: 15才、忍びよる病魔 / 15 years old, sickness that steals up

Ep 03: 病気はどうして私を選んだの / Why did the illness chose me?

Ep 04: 二人の孤独 / Solitude of two people

Ep 05: 障害者手帳 / A handicapped person notebook

Ep 06: 心ない視線 / Heartless glances

Ep 07: 私のいる場所 / The place where I am

Ep 08: 1リットルの涙 / 1 Litre of Tears

Ep 09: 今を生きる / I live now

Ep 10: ラブレター / Love Letter

Ep 11: 遠くへ、涙の尽きた場所に / Faraway, to the place where tears are exhausted