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Returning the Favor

Mar 22, 2006 · 1h 35m
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Drama

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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.

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CAST

Kazunari Ninomiya
Kazunori Kitahara
Shinobu Otake
Mikiko Kitahara
Chizuru Ikewaki
Mio Sasaki
Ryo Katsuji
Takumi Makiuchi
Masanobu Katsumura
Hiroaki Sakaki
Takehiro Murata
Ichiro Kitahara
Shigemitsu Ogi
Takatoshi Agawa
Issey Takahashi
Masaichi Kitahara
Directed by Ken Yoshida

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
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Production
TBS
Country
JP
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