Returning the Favor

Returning the Favor

95 mins | Drama | March 22, 2006

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.

Returning the Favor

95 mins | Drama | March 22, 2006

Returning the Favor
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.
Producers TBS
Original title 少しは、恩返しができたかな
Directors Ken Yoshida
Writers Yamazaki Atsuya, Mikiko Kitahara, Jun'ya Yamazaki

Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya

as Kazunori Kitahara

Shinobu Otake

as Mikiko Kitahara

Chizuru Ikewaki

as Mio Sasaki

Ryo Katsuji

as Takumi Makiuchi

Masanobu Katsumura

as Hiroaki Sakaki

Takehiro Murata

as Ichiro Kitahara

Shigemitsu Ogi

as Takatoshi Agawa

Issey Takahashi

as Masaichi Kitahara

Kei Tani

as Principal Tanokura