Naoko
6.2
“Running for you”
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.
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Juri Ueno
Naoko Shinomiya
Known for
Swing Girls
Summer Time Machine Blues
Haruma Miura
Yusuke Iki
Known for
Attack on Titan
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Tsurube Shofukutei
Tensen Nishiura
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Moving
Aimi Satsukawa
Yuki Yoshizawa
Known for
Sadako vs. Kayako
A Story of Yonosuke
Tokio Emoto
Kimiyasu Okuda
Known for
Perfect Days
Ju-On: Origins
Go Ayano
Susumu Kuroda
Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Soran Tamoto
Yoshizaki
Also in
Nagi's Long Vacation
Tumbling
Nanami Fujimoto
Naoko Shinomiya (12 yrs old)
Also in
Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
Vanished: Age 7
Kaoru Okunuki
Kazuko Iki
Known for
Ring 0
Gamera the Brave
Takeshi Sato
Nobuyuki Goto
Also in
Bomber Bikers of Shonan
Diamonds in the Sand
Yorie Yamashita
Kanako Shinomiya
Known for
Only Yesterday
Whisper of the Heart
Ken Mitsuishi
Naoko's father
Known for
THE DAYS
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Tomoyuki Furumaya Director · Tamio Hayashi Screenplay Yôhei Nagao Screenplay
First release September 18, 2008 · Produced in Japan · Production Nikkatsu Studio, Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Amuse Soft Entertainment
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Nikkatsu Studio
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
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Shogakukan
Production
IMJ Entertainment
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Kansai Television
Production
Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
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Japan
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Original title
奈緒子
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
South Korea · September 18, 2008
Theatrical
Japan · December 16, 2008
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No release date listed for United States.
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