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Little DJ

Taro is a 12-year-old into baseball and radio, especially "Music Express," a song-request show. Sound quaint? But it is 1977 and a small town in Hokkaido, a more innocent, pure-hearted time and place, we are told. Taro, however, has a blood disease that lands him in the hospital where his aunt is a nurse. Rounds of tests, transfusions and injections sap his spirit, despite the kindness and dedication of his young doctor and the Doctor's hospital-director father. The latter, a music buff who broadcasts classics over the hospital's PA system, asks Taro to relieve him as DJ — and soon the boy is ensconced in the hospital director's well-stocked library-cum-studio, spinning popular J-Pop tunes. He also becomes acquainted with Tamaki, a girl he first calls "the mummy" because of her bandages and full body cast — she was injured in a traffic accident. He later changes his tune when she is revealed as a cute 13-year-old — for him, an older woman...

Top Cast

  • Ryunosuke Kamiki

    Ryunosuke Kamiki

    Taro Takano

  • Mayuko Fukuda

    Mayuko Fukuda

    Tamaki

  • Hirosue Ryoko

    Hirosue Ryoko

    Tamaki - Adult

  • Shigeyuki Totsugi

    Shigeyuki Totsugi

    Taro Takasaki

  • Eri Murakawa

    Eri Murakawa

    Kanae

  • Yutaka Matsushige

    Yutaka Matsushige

    Suteji

  • Ken Mitsuishi

    Ken Mitsuishi

    Yuki

  • Kento Kaku

    Kento Kaku

    Shuhei Yuki

  • Katsuya Kobayashi

    Katsuya Kobayashi

    Makoto Ozaki

Overview

Taro is a 12-year-old into baseball and radio, especially "Music Express," a song-request show. Sound quaint? But it is 1977 and a small town in Hokkaido, a more innocent, pure-hearted time and place, we are told. Taro, however, has a blood disease that lands him in the hospital where his aunt is a nurse. Rounds of tests, transfusions and injections sap his spirit, despite the kindness and dedication of his young doctor and the Doctor's hospital-director father. The latter, a music buff who broadcasts classics over the hospital's PA system, asks Taro to relieve him as DJ — and soon the boy is ensconced in the hospital director's well-stocked library-cum-studio, spinning popular J-Pop tunes. He also becomes acquainted with Tamaki, a girl he first calls "the mummy" because of her bandages and full body cast — she was injured in a traffic accident. He later changes his tune when she is revealed as a cute 13-year-old — for him, an older woman...

Rating

6.5 / 10
2 Reviews
1 Popular

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