Dear Family
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Nobumasa Tsuboi (Yo Oizumi) runs a small factory in a small town. He has a daughter Yoshimi Tsuboi (Riko Fukumoto) who suffers from a congenital heart disease. A doctor tells Nobumasa Tsuboi that his daughter will only live for about 10 more years. Nobumasa Tsuboi is devastated that his daughter won't live past the ago of 20. Nobumasa Tsuboi and his wife Yoko Tsuboi (Miho Kanno) cannot accept the diagnosis. Even though he has no medical knowledge or experience, Nobumasa Tsuboi begins to study about artificial hearts.
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Yo Oizumi
Tsuboi Nobumasa
Known for
Spirited Away
Howl's Moving Castle
Miho Kanno
Tsuboi Yoko
Known for
Dolls
Sakuran
Riko Fukumoto
Tsuboi Yoshimi
Known for
My Love Mix-Up!
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Rina Kawaei
Tsuboi Nami
Known for
Ride Your Wave
Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom
Miu Arai
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Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
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Eri Tokunaga
Yanagi Reiko
Known for
Hula Girls
Achilles and the Tortoise
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Sakurada Jun
Known for
ERASED
The Naked Director
Naho Toda
Kawano Yuki
Known for
Sky High
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Kasumi Arimura
Yamamoto Yuko
Known for
When Marnie Was There
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
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Tomioka Susumu
Known for
Suzume
Ken Mitsuishi
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Known for
THE DAYS
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Sho Tsukikawa Director · Tamio Hayashi Screenplay Junnosuke Hogaki Editor
Worldwide gross $8.5M · First release June 14, 2024 · Produced in Japan
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Worldwide gross
$8,528,605
Production
TOHO
Production
TOHO Studios
Production
WOWOW
Production
AMUSE
Production
Stardust Pictures
Production
CREATIVE OFFICE CUE
Production
JR Tokai Agency
Production
TV Aichi
Production
Dentsu Meitetsu Communications
Production
Mainichi Shimbun
Production
Chunichi Shimbun
Production
Sony PCL
Production
Amuse Creative Studio
Production
Japan
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Original title
ディア・ファミリー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 14, 2024
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No release date listed for United States.
South Korea
July 23, 2025 · Digital · 2025-VF00947
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