Format: movie, 24 Hour TV special
Genre: life & death, drama
Cast: Murakami Shingo, Tanaka Rena, Namase Katsuhisa, Takahata Atsuko, Yoshida Taeko, Shibutani Subaru, Imouto Ayako, cameos: Nishikido Ryo, Yasuda Shota, Okura Tadayoshi, Yokoyama You, Maruyama Ryuuhei,
Synopsis: One day Eisaku's coughing gets worse and when he finally starts to cough blood he knows that something is not right. But what he does not know is that it is only the start of a years long fight for his life with different diseases. Thanks to his long term girlfriend/ wife Mika, he is able to face the future.
Rating: 5/5
I cried my eyes out due to that movie. 24 Hour TV always makes me cry, because they always bring the true-life events on the screen. This time it is based on Tamamoto Eisaku's essay about his fight with multiple serious diseases.
Eisaku is the main character, who is played by Murakami Shingo. Eisaku always takes Mika for
I am happy to see other strong female character. Mika is unbelievable - some people say that women can cope with bigger pain and fatigue better than most of men - and that is exactly what Mika is doing. She stays by Eisaku's side all the time, she works on several jobs, she raises Sora and still is able to smile. Why? Because she has to, there is simply no other way for her. Of course there are times when she has her moments where she is close to drop from fatigue, but some sleep and she is up again. Tanaka Rena has played in two 24 Hour TV specials - she was also nurse in 2009 in "Niini no kotoba wasurenaide", but she is doing much better job as Mika.
Sora is the cutest child. Even though she is really young, she knows that there are things that she can ask, do or say and things that cannot. I believe that Sora grew up to be amazing person, just like her mother, because when she was already so considerate about others when she was small, then in future she is a real angel. But I found it weird that Sora kept calling Eisaku "Ek-kun" and not "papa". It almost made me feel that Eisaku is not her real father.
I was surprised when I recognized Imouto Ayako from the movie! She is the Imouto from "Sekai no
There are also a friend of Eisaku, played by Shibutani Subaru, and old schoolmates (other Kanjani members) who support Eisaku on his fight and Eisaku's mother who helps the couple a lot. And of course last but not least Eisaku's granny who lives in Okinawa and who said the sentence "Ikiteru dake de nankurunaisa" (
Hi! May I know where you got the subtitle for this drama. Seems like it is hard subbed. Sorry for bumping this old topic, just began catching up on stuff by Rena Tanaka and stumbled upon your blog while searching for info about this drama. (>_<)
ReplyDeleteThank you for stumbling on my blog! :D
Deletebut wow.. where did I get it? :D It is difficult to remember, but I think it was on some Kanjani8 fansite. Possible something on livejournal.com. I know that it was quite a job to get access to some Kanjani8 movies and after long research I found some groups where I think I actually had to join the group.
If you cannot find it, then write me a PM on Facebook page and I will help you in a different way ;)