Returning the Favor (2006)

  • NR
  • 03/22/2006 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 35m

Overview

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.

Yamazaki Atsuya

Writer

Ken Yoshida

Director

Jun'ya Yamazaki

Writer

Mikiko Kitahara

Story

Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya's headshot

Kazunari Ninomiya

Kazunori Kitahara
Shinobu Ôtake's headshot

Shinobu Ôtake

Mikiko Kitahara
Chizuru Ikewaki's headshot

Chizuru Ikewaki

Mio Sasaki
Ryo Katsuji's headshot

Ryo Katsuji

Takumi Makiuchi
Masanobu Katsumura's headshot

Masanobu Katsumura

Hiroaki Sakaki
Takehiro Murata's headshot

Takehiro Murata

Ichiro Kitahara
Shigemitsu Ogi's headshot

Shigemitsu Ogi

Takatoshi Agawa
Issey Takahashi's headshot

Issey Takahashi

Masaichi Kitahara

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