Top Cast
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Tomokazu Miura
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Mieko Harada
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Megumi Igarashi
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Atom Shimojo
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Keiju Kobayashi
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Yōko Tsukasa
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Miki Jinbo
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Tomohiro Tanabe
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Masao Imafuku
Overview
The story depicts a young man suffering from an incurable disease trying to live his life to the fullest in the time he has left. Based on the true story of Ayumu Oya (poet), the eldest son of Soichi Oya (journalist, novelist and critic)
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Farming
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I'm Not Here
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Norman
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