Movie: Returning the Favor

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya
二宮和也

Kazunori Kitahara

Shinobu Ôtake
大竹しのぶ

Mikiko Kitahara

Chizuru Ikewaki
池脇千鶴

Mio Sasaki

Ryo Katsuji
勝地涼

Takumi Makiuchi

Masanobu Katsumura
勝村政信

Hiroaki Sakaki

Takehiro Murata
村田雄浩

Ichiro Kitahara

Shigemitsu Ogi
小木茂光

Takatoshi Agawa

Issey Takahashi
高橋一生

Masaichi Kitahara

Kei Tani
谷啓

Principal Tanokura

Shunsuke Daitoh
大東駿介

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    Kitahara Kazunori was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in the fall of his second year in high school, and thereafter spent a year and 10 months battling the disease. Although he studied hard for the university examinations and was successfully admitted to his first choice, [the prestigious] Tokyo University, he only managed to visit it for a day before passing away. After that, last January [i.e. 2005], Kazunori's mother compiled the thoughts he had left behind and published it as a book, and it was adapted into this drama. Even as Kazunori had to fight his serious illness, he received support from his friends, school teachers and family members, and had warm relations with many people. This drama illustrates the 1 year and 10 months young Kazunori persevered together with the people around him.

  • Release Date

    2006-03-22

  • Average

    7.1

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語

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