Naoko (2008)

  • NR
  • 12/16/2008 (JP)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 2h

Running for you

Overview

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.

Tomoyuki Furumaya

Director, Screenplay

Yû Nakahara

Writer

Yôhei Nagao

Screenplay

Nobuhiro Sakata

Writer

Tamio Hayashi

Screenplay

Cast

Juri Ueno's headshot

Juri Ueno

Naoko Shinomiya
Haruma Miura's headshot

Haruma Miura

Yusuke Iki
Tsurube Shofukutei's headshot

Tsurube Shofukutei

Tensen Nishiura
Aimi Satsukawa's headshot

Aimi Satsukawa

Yuki Yoshizawa
Tokio Emoto's headshot

Tokio Emoto

Kimiyasu Okuda
Go Ayano's headshot

Go Ayano

Susumu Kuroda
Soran Tamoto's headshot

Soran Tamoto

Yoshizaki
Nanami Fujimoto's headshot

Nanami Fujimoto

Naoko Shinomiya (12 yrs old)

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