1 Litre of Tears (2005)
15-year-old Aya Kito 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. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?
Director: Riki Okamura
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Asae Oonishi as Aya Kito |
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Kazuko Kato as Shioka Kito |
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Kaori Torii as Dr. Hiroko Yamamoto |
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Yoshimi Ashikawa as Sato |
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Yoneko Matsukane as Lady from the bakery |
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Atsuko Murakawa as |
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Mitsuo Hamada as Mizuo Kito |
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Tessei Iwai as Aya's younger brother |
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Satsuki Matsumoto as |
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Yui Sakuma as |
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Jun Mayama as |
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Rina Saitoh as |
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Yayoi Inamoto as |
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Maki Hamada as |
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Takashi Inoue as |
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Shota Yamaguchi as |
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Ikuko Kato as |
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Suekichi as |
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Chisato Morishita as |
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Shūichirō Moriyama as Patient in rehabilitation room |
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Ryô Hayami as Inpatient |
| Directing | Riki Okamura | Director |
| Writing | Shioka Kito | Original Story |
| Camera | Takanobu Nakamura | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Aya Kito | Original Story |
| Writing | Bunta Yamamoto | Writer |
| Writing | Takahiro Tanaka | Writer |
| Directing | Ichiro Yamamoto | Assistant Director |
| Production | Yoshiyuki Gotō | Producer |
| Sound | Ikuko Kato | Theme Song Performance |