1 Litre no Namida (2005)

Other name: 1 リットルの涙, 1리터의 눈물, 一升的眼泪, 一公升的眼淚, 一公升的眼泪, 一公升眼淚, Ichi Rittoru no Namida, One Litre of Tears, A Diary with Tears, 1 Litre of Tears, 1 Litro de Lágrimas, Un litro de Lágrimas, Один литр слёз, บันทึกน้ำตาหนึ่งลิตร, Մեկ լիտր արցունք, Един литър сълзи

Description:

The acclaimed drama 1 Litre no Namida follows the touching story of Ikeuchi Aya, a fifteen year old girl with a bright future ahead of her. As the daughter of a family running a tofu shop, Aya is preparing to enter high school like any ordinary teenager. However, her life takes a drastic turn when she begins experiencing strange physical symptoms. After she frequently falls down and starts walking in an unusual way, her worried mother, Shioka, takes her to see a doctor. The medical diagnosis is devastating. Aya is diagnosed with spinocerebellar degeneration, a terrible disease. This condition causes the cerebellum of the brain to gradually deteriorate, slowly taking away her ability to walk, speak, write, and eat. 1 Litre no Namida portrays a powerful struggle, capturing the emotional journey of Aya and Shioka.

Producer: Fuji TV

Director: Murakami Shosuke [村上正典] and Kinoshita Takao [木下高男]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2005

Genre:Based on True Story; Drama; melodrama; Novel; Romance; School; Tearjerker