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1 Litre of Tears

Original title: 1 Rittoru no Namida
  • TV Mini Series
  • 2005–2007
  • TV-14
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
3.1K
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1 Litre of Tears (2005)
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The story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until... Read allThe story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.The story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.

  • Stars
    • Erika Sawajiri
    • Hiroko Yakushimaru
    • Ryo Nishikido
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    3.1K
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    • Stars
      • Erika Sawajiri
      • Hiroko Yakushimaru
      • Ryo Nishikido
    • 20User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Erika Sawajiri
    • Aya Ikeuchi…
    • 2005–2007
    Hiroko Yakushimaru
    • Shioka Ikeuchi…
    • 2005–2007
    Ryo Nishikido
    • Haruto Asou…
    • 2005–2007
    Riko Narumi
    Riko Narumi
    • Ako Ikeuchi…
    • 2005–2007
    Ani Miyoshi
    • Rika Ikeuchi
    • 2005–2007
    Momosuke Mizutani
    • Kohei Onda
    • 2005–2007
    Ryô Hashizume
    • Keita Nakahara
    • 2005–2007
    Naohito Fujiki
    Naohito Fujiki
    • Hiroshi Mizuno…
    • 2005–2007
    Takanori Jinnai
    Takanori Jinnai
    • Mizuo Ikeuchi…
    • 2005–2007
    Yûma Sanada
    • Hiroki Ikeuchi
    • 2005–2007
    Saori
    • Mari Sugiura
    • 2005–2007
    Kana Matsumoto
    • Saki Matsumura
    • 2005–2007
    Shigeyuki Totsugi
    Shigeyuki Totsugi
    • Ryouzou Nishino
    • 2005–2007
    Aoi
    • Keiko Tomika
    • 2005–2007
    Hiroshi Katsuno
    • Yoshifumi Asou
    • 2005
    Makoto Kawahara
    • Miho Ohashi
    • 2005–2007
    Shô Abe
    • 2005–2007
    Maki Okada
    • 2005–2007
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    10joanne-78049

    A must see

    Just finished watching this been putting it of because i knew i would cry .I cried on every episode i know it was based on a true story and some scenes are added for the drama which i think it works really well. The acting was excellent from all actors . really fell in love with japanese drama it doesnt sugarcoat anything . this is one of the best ive seen .
    10ideklein17

    Absolutely beautiful, heart-breaking story about a girl with an incurable disease.

    One Litre of Tears is a Japanese drama which follows a young girl whilst living her daily life. Unfortunately, symptoms of a terrible disease start showing and the struggle that comes with this disease is what the entire show is build on.

    It's saddening to see that a show like this is flying under the radar. When (in my opinion) it should be seen by a lot of people since the producers and cast members translated the story of the girl who wrote the actual diary, very well. And may give you a few life-lessons here and there.

    Everything is executed beautifully. The characters are all very like-able and it's a very bitter sweet (true) story. The show does has some flaws, but that doesn't stop me from giving it a 10 out of 10. The show made quite an impact, and is definitely a recommendation to anyone who is in for a story like this. I promise that you won't be disappointed.
    10athena-no-sainto

    finding the beautiness of the sadness

    This show is probably one of the best ever made.Is based on Aya Kito story, a girl with an incurable disease who never lost the will to get better.Erika Sawajiri plays Aya masterly, through her we can see how the upcoming disease will change her life forever and how the world she knew slowly fade away.To me one of the best things of the show is Ryo Nikishido character,Asou Haruto,A lost boy who falls in love with Aya even before to know that she was ill and after knowing he decides to stand next to her no matter what, their relation is so pure during the whole show, they don t even touch each other but you can't stop to feel the deep love that the boy feels for her. Aya's mother is played by hiroko Yakushimaru, her performance is full of love and tenderness and you can feel how deep the love between mother and daughter is...All the cast of the show is perfect and every chapter is great.. the show finds the beauty of the sadness and talks about how painful real love can be.it was the first Asian drama I have never seen and since then I have not stopped to watch dramas
    10paritkatre

    Imagine sleeping at night thinking not gonna wake up tomorrow . We should /must be grateful that we're alive .

    My first ever review about any show. I am out of words , what to say about this show . This show will change perspective of you towards living and about life itself , which we take for granted . Make you think about things we never sometime don't take seriously .
    10kozhawolf-30078

    Ohh God what a story(the real story about life)

    I can consider this one of the best lessons in my life,it tells you how time is important and how people around you are important especially your family,it tells you to be happy no matter what happens, it tells you enjoy your life before you get worse in anything, it really tells you what life means. I always Wondered to watch such an amazing series, it's really hard to find Something to fit what you desire to watch, but this was beyond my expectations, I really like outstanding stories to affect my feelings and this series did it for sure. The only part I didn't like was the poor acting of some characters like (aya in last two episodes - and her friend in the disabled school) but it doesn't affect the greatness of the story.

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    • Trivia
      The actresses Asae Ônishi and Kazuko Katô who play Asumi Oikawa and Kikue Oikawa (mother and daughter) also play Aya and Shioka in the film 1 Litre of Tears (2005).

      In the series, Asumi and Kikue face similar difficulties to those of Aya and Shioka.
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    • Release date
      • October 11, 2005 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • A Diary with Tears
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Kyodo Television
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      • 48m
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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