1 Litre of Tears

Feb 5, 2005

1h 38m

★ 7.7

Overview

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?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Toei Company

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Cast

Aya Kito

Asae Oonishi

Shioka Kito

Kazuko Kato

Dr. Hiroko Yamamoto

Kaori Torii

Sato

Yoshimi Ashikawa

Lady from the bakery

Yoneko Matsukane

Atsuko Murakawa

Mizuo Kito

Mitsuo Hamada

Aya's younger brother

Tessei Iwai

Satsuki Matsumoto

Yui Sakuma

Jun Mayama

Rina Saitoh

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