15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who runs a tofu shop and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor, and he informs Shioka that Aya has spinocerebellar ataxia - a terrible disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat.
A cruel disease, as it does not affect the mind in the least. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on? This beautifully moving drama is based on the real-life struggles of a 15-year-old girl named Aya who suffered from an incurable disease, but lived life to the fullest until her death at 25.
The script is based on the diary Aya kept writing until she could no longer hold a pen. The book that later followed entitled “One Litre of Tears" has sold over 1.1 million copies in Japan alone.
Aya's only wish was “to live." By carefully depicting Aya's earnest desire to live, and the love of her family, friends, and lover, the drama, “One Litre of Tears" wishes to deliver her simple but strong message:
Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing.
- Aya Ikeuchi
Hiroko Yakushimaru - Shioka Ikeuchi
Ryō Nishikido - Haruto Asou
Takanori Jinnai - Mizuo Ikeuchi
Riko Narumi - Ako Ikeuchi
Naohito Fujiki - Hiroshi Mizuno
Saori Koide - Mari Sugiura
Yuma Sanada - Hiroki Ikeuchi
Ani Miyoshi - Rika Ikeuchi
Kenichi Matsuyama - Yuji Kawamoto
Kana Matsumoto - Saki Matsumura
Momosuke Mizutani - Kohei Onda
Ryo Hashidume - Keita Nakahara
Hiroshi Katsuno - Yoshifumi Asou
Asae Onishi - Asumi Oikawa
Yuuki Sato - Keisuke Asou
Maya Hamaoka - Kikue Oikawa
Kazuko Katō - Madoka Fujimura
Toshihide Tonesaku - Kiichi Takano
Shigeyuki Satō - Nishino
Main Cast:
Erika Sawajiri
Ryō Nishikido
Riko Narumi
Naohito Fujiki
Kenichi Matsuyama
