The Reason Mom and Papa Live
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Nov 20, 2014
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Nov 27, 2014
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Dec 4, 2014
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Dec 11, 2014
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Dec 18, 2014
Episode 5 Episode 5
5 episodes in Season 1
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A story about a married couple both diagnosed with cancer and given limited time to live. As mother of two young children, Yoshioka Shuko notices a lump in her chest one day and goes to a hospital to have it checked out. When she is diagnosed with breast cancer, her husband Kenichi is fully prepared to battle the disease with her until he finds out that he, too is ill with lung cancer. For the sake of the children, the couple determine to not let this defeat them, but to approach life cheerfully and positively in what is a stirring and unforgettable record of a family driven by the strength of love and who never forgets their sense of humor.
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Cast
8 people
Konomi Watanabe
Hinata Igarashi
Also in
Reed of Glass
Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here
Munetaka Aoki
Kenichi Yoshioka
Known for
Godzilla Minus One
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Tetsushi Tanaka
Kazuki Nomura
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
Dollhouse
Mayumi Asaka
Yumiko Yoshioka
Known for
The Complex
Dankan
Taiichi Yoshioka
Known for
Getting Any?
Boiling Point
Jun Fubuki
Makiko Asami
Known for
From Up on Poppy Hill
The Boy and the Heron
Kazue Fukiishi
Shuko Yoshioka
Known for
13 Assassins
One Missed Call
Tomiyuki Kunihiro
Nobuhiko Asami
Known for
Unnatural
Yukari Tatsui Creator · Junichi Tsuzuki Director Takao Kinoshita Director
Total runtime 4h 10m · Episode length 50 min · Country Japan
Show info
Premiered
November 20, 2014
Final episode
December 18, 2014
Status
Ended
Network
TBS
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Episode length
50 min
Total runtime
4h 10m
Original language
Japanese
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ママとパパが生きる理由。
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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