Naoko (2008)
Naoko meets Yusuke while staying on an island for medical treatment. Yusuke's graceful athletic figure captivates her eyes and she falls in love with him. But their relationship is soon broken after Yusuke's father dies while trying to save Naoko from drowning. The memory of Yusuke leads Naoko to the track, and six years later, they meet each other again at a Marathon competition. Naoko decides to become a manager to help Yusuke, a gifted runner, and they embark on training together to heal their sorrows from the past.
Director:
Tomoyuki Furumaya
Writers:
Tamio Hayashi, Yôhei Nagao, Tomoyuki Furumaya.
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Juri Ueno as Naoko Shinomiya |
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Haruma Miura as Yusuke Iki |
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Tsurube Shofukutei as Tensen Nishiura |
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Aimi Satsukawa as Yuki Yoshizawa |
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Tokio Emoto as Kimiyasu Okuda |
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Go Ayano as Susumu Kuroda |
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Soran Tamoto as Yoshizaki |
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Nanami Fujimoto as Naoko Shinomiya (12 yrs old) |
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Kaoru Okunuki as Kazuko Iki |
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Takeshi Sato as Nobuyuki Goto |
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Yorie Yamashita as Kanako Shinomiya |
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Ken Mitsuishi as Naoko's father |
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Kyusaku Shimada as |
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Kazuhito Tomikawa as |
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Rieko Miyamoto as |
| Writing | Tamio Hayashi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yôhei Nagao | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tomoyuki Furumaya | Director |
| Writing | Nobuhiro Sakata | Writer |
| Writing | Yû Nakahara | Writer |
| Writing | Tomoyuki Furumaya | Screenplay |
| Camera | Masami Inomoto | Director of Photography |