Life Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (2007)
Follows the life of Natsuki Iijima, a windsurfer from Japan, as he battles and ultimately loses his life to liver cancer. The first and only windsurfer to compete for 8 consecutive years in the World Cup Competition, Natsuki's diagnosis overwhelms him with fear and panic. Despite this set back, with the love and devotion of his wife Hiroko and four children, he decides to live life the best he can, to the fullest, without having his life prolonged with further treatment
Director:
Takehiko Shinjo
Writers:
Hiroshi Saito, Tomoko Yoshida.
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Takao Osawa as Natsuki Iijima |
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Misaki Itō as Hiroko Iijima |
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Umika Kawashima as |
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Show Aikawa as |
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Miki Maya as |
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Yoshihiko Hakamada as |
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Kenjirou Ishimaru as |
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Cristina de la Diosa as |
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Faith Fay as |
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Christopher Simms as |
| Directing | Takehiko Shinjo | Director |
| Writing | Hiroshi Saito | Screenplay |
| Editing | Yoshifumi Fukazawa | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Masaru Tateishi | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | NIHIRA Tomoyo | Producer |
| Production | Akihiro Yamauchi | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tamako Tsujimoto | Associate Producer |
| Production | Minami Ichikawa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Atsuyuki Shimoda | Producer |
| Directing | Tatsuya Yoshimura | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Masashige Nakanishi | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Soichiro Hiragane | Visual Effects |
| Lighting | Teruhisa Seki | Gaffer |
| Sound | Makio Ika | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Kagenobu Kuwahata | Music Producer |
| Sound | Masao Iwase | Music Producer |
| Art | Hirokazu Kanakatsu | Production Design |
| Sound | Keisuke Kuwata | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Ryo Yoshimata | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tomoko Yoshida | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kōichi Saitō | Director of Photography |