Movie: Naoko

Top 10 Billed Cast

Juri Ueno
上野樹里

Naoko Shinomiya

Haruma Miura
三浦春馬

Yusuke Iki

Tsurube Shofukutei
笑福亭鶴瓶

Tensen Nishiura

Aimi Satsukawa
佐津川愛美

Yuki Yoshizawa

Tokio Emoto
柄本時生

Kimiyasu Okuda

Go Ayano
綾野剛

Susumu Kuroda

Soran Tamoto
タモト清嵐

Yoshizaki

Nanami Fujimoto
藤本七海

Naoko Shinomiya (12 yrs old)

Kaoru Okunuki
奥貫薫

Kazuko Iki

Takeshi Sato
Takeshi Sato

Nobuyuki Goto

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  • Overview

    Naoko meets Yusuke while staying on an island for medical treatment. Yusuke's graceful athletic figure captivates her eyes and she falls in love with him. But their relationship is soon broken after Yusuke's father dies while trying to save Naoko from drowning. The memory of Yusuke leads Naoko to the track, and six years later, they meet each other again at a Marathon competition. Naoko decides to become a manager to help Yusuke, a gifted runner, and they embark on training together to heal their sorrows from the past.

  • Release Date

    2008-09-18

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    Running for you

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語

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