Returning the Favor

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 22, 2006

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TBS

Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya,Masanobu Katsumura,Shinobu Otake,Yōsuke Asari,Kei Tani,Chizuru Ikewaki,Takehiro Murata,Shigemitsu Ogi,Issey Takahashi,Ryo Katsujiand 1 more

Director

Ken Yoshida

Writer

Jun'ya Yamazaki,Mikiko Kitahara,Yamazaki Atsuya

Producer

Tsunenari Yamasaki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0850714