Naoko

Naoko

120 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 16, 2008

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.

Naoko

120 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 16, 2008

Naoko
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Amuse Soft Entertainment
Original title 奈緒子
Directors Tomoyuki Furumaya
Writers Yôhei Nagao, Tamio Hayashi, Yû Nakahara, Nobuhiro Sakata, Tomoyuki Furumaya

Cast

Juri Ueno

as Naoko Shinomiya

Haruma Miura

as Yusuke Iki

Tsurube Shofukutei

as Tensen Nishiura

Aimi Satsukawa

as Yuki Yoshizawa

Tokio Emoto

as Kimiyasu Okuda

Go Ayano

as Susumu Kuroda

Soran Tamoto

as Yoshizaki

Nanami Fujimoto

as Naoko Shinomiya (12 yrs old)

Kaoru Okunuki

as Kazuko Iki

Takeshi Sato

as Nobuyuki Goto

Yorie Yamashita

as Kanako Shinomiya

Ken Mitsuishi

as Naoko's father