Returning the Favor

Returning the Favor (2006)

Drama

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.

Director: Ken Yoshida

Casts

	Kazunari Ninomiya as Kazunori Kitahara
	Shinobu Otake as Mikiko Kitahara
	Chizuru Ikewaki as Mio Sasaki
	Ryo Katsuji as Takumi Makiuchi
	Masanobu Katsumura as Hiroaki Sakaki
	Takehiro Murata as Ichiro Kitahara
	Shigemitsu Ogi as Takatoshi Agawa
	Issey Takahashi as Masaichi Kitahara
	Kei Tani as Principal Tanokura
	Shunsuke Daitoh as
	Yōsuke Asari as

Crew