A Litre of Tears (film)
A Litre of Tears (1リットルの涙, 1 Rittoru no Namida, literally "1 Litre of Tears") is a film based on Aya Kito (木藤亜也, Kitō Aya, July 19, 1962 – May 23, 1988)'s memoir, 1 Litre no Namida.[1]
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 Japanese DVD cover of this film | |
| Directed by | Riki Okamura |
| Screenplay by | Takao Tanaka Bunta Yamamoto |
| Based on | 1 Litre no Namida by Aya Kito |
| Starring | Yoshimi Ashikawa Mitsuo Hamada Yoneko Matsukane Asae Oonishi |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Asae Ōnishi is the lead actress, starring as Aya Kito. 9th grader (third year of junior high school) Aya Kito collapses on the way to school. Dr. Yamamoto discovers that Aya has spinocerebellar ataxia, a fatal and incurable disease that handicaps the body. Aya's mother, Shioka Kito (木藤 潮香, Kitō Shioka)[2] and Dr. Yamamoto let Aya record in a diary to tell her story and to live her life to the fullest.[3][4]
Trivia
Asae Ōnishi also made appearance in the TV adaptation with the same name as Asumi Oikawa, the roommate of Aya during her days in special school for disabled people. Asumi Oikawa had the same disease as Aya had, but more advanced. She died approximately 1.5 years before Aya.
References
- "1リットルの涙 上映会". ザテレビジョン. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- "佐賀市同和協会" (PDF). Saga (city). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- "1リットルの涙 紹介". allabout. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- "1リットルの涙 上映会". Hiratsukacity. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
External links
- A Litre of Tears at IMDb
- A Litre of Tears at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Information about A Litre of Tears