1 Litre of Tears
(2005)
★ 8.5 IMDb · 168 votes
Year: 2005
Runtime: 48 мин
Country: Japan
Director: 木下高男, 村上正典
Cast: 沢尻エリカ, 薬師丸ひろ子, 錦戸亮, 成海璃子, 真田佑馬, 三好杏依, 水谷百輔, 橋爪遼, 藤木直人, 陣内孝則
Plot
1 Rittoru no Namida is a Japanese television drama for Fuji Television about a girl who was diagnosed with an incurable degenerative disease at 15, but was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25.
This TV drama version of "Ichi rittoru no namida" tells the story of 15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya, an ordinary girl and a new highschool student. But soon she discovers she has spinocerebellar degeneration, an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Based on a true story, Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25. From seeing the strong earnest wish of Aya's wish "to live", the drama delivers the message: "Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing."