One Litre of Tears Drama
Based on a true story, One Litre of Tears is about the life story Kitou Aya (1962-1988) a girl who had an incurable disease called Spinocerebellar Degeneration Disease (also known as SCA type 2: spinocerebellar ataxia type 2)at a young age of 15.
Although the girl in the drama - Ikeuchi Aya, lived in the 21st century, her character was based on Kitou Aya's life, how she struggled and fought her disease and how she wrote her deepest thoughts until the last day she could hold a pen.
15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler.
However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately.
She has been falling down often and walks strange.
Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor, and he informs Shioka that Aya has spinocerebellar degeneration - a terrible disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat.
A cruel disease, as it does not affect the mind in the least.
Before she died, her writings were published including the poems she wrote while she is staying in a school for the disabled.
This gave new hopes to people who suffers the same disease as she did and soon Aya received letters of appreciation and thanks from those people.
At the age of 25, she succumbed herself into a sleep where she could no longer feel any pain.
Ichi Rittoru no Namida is a heart-warming drama that will make people happy for the simple fact that they are alive, and will give hope to those who suffers from diseases and will make them think positive about living instead of giving up easily.
From DramaWiki.
Title : １リットルの涙
Title (romaji) : 1 Litre no Namida
Also known as : Ichi Rittoru no Namida / One Litre of Tears / A Diary with Tears
Genre : School, romance, family, human
Episodes : 11
Viewership ratings : 15.31
Broadcast period : 2005-Oct-11 to 2005-Dec-20
Air time : Tuesday 21:00
Ending theme song : Only Human by K
Insert songs : Konayuki and 3/9 by Remioromen
Drama OST: Ichi Rittoru no Namida OST
Original work : Kito Aya (木藤亜也)
Screenwriters : Egashira Michiru, Oshima Satomi, Yokota Rie
Producer : Kashikawa Satoko
Director : Murakami Masanori
Music : Ueda Susumu (上田益)
Cast :
- Sawajiri Erika as Ikeuchi Aya (15-20)
- Yakushimaru Hiroko as Ikeuchi Shioka (40-51)
- Nishikido Ryo as Asou Haruto (15-20)
- Jinnai Takanori as Ikeuchi Mizuo (45-56)
- Narumi Riko as Ikeuchi Ako (13-18)
- Fujiki Naohito as Mizuno Hiroshi (33-44)
- Koide Saori as Sugiura Mari (15-18)
- Sanada Yuma as Ikeuchi Hiroki (11-16)
- Miyoshi Ai as Ikeuchi Rika (5-10)
This drama is really make us feeling as can make us cry.
I admit that i also cry when watching this drama.
Its about 3 years already i'm watching this drama.
But when i watch it again this year, it still not bored and still touched my hearts.
That the real life.
Well done to that producer.
While browsing anything about this drama, i find-out that there is a blog about AYA.
Here is the link : http://diaryofaya.blogspot.com/
And now there is many version of song that related or translated from the drama.
One of them is from Malaysia.
By Aliff Aziz - Harus Aku Teruskan
TWO THUMBS UP FOR ONE LITRE OF TEARS DRAMA!!!
