Returning the Favor (少しは、恩返しができたかな) 18 years old

Kitahara Kazunori was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in the fall of his second year in high school, and thereafter spent a year and 10 months battling the disease. Although he studied hard for the university examinations and was successfully admitted to his first choice, [the prestigious] Tokyo University, he only managed to visit it for a day before passing away. After that, last January [i.e. 2005], Kazunori's mother compiled the thoughts he had left behind and published it as a book, and it was adapted into this drama. Even as Kazunori had to fight his serious illness, he received support from his friends, school teachers and family members, and had warm relations with many people. This drama illustrates the 1 year and 10 months young Kazunori persevered together with the people around him.

Credits

Returning the Favor Cast

Name Character
Masanobu Katsumura He was 42, now 60 years old as Hiroaki Sakaki
Ryo Katsuji He was 19, now 37 years old as Takumi Makiuchi
Issey Takahashi He was 25, now 43 years old as Masaichi Kitahara
Yosuke Asari He was 18, now 36 years old
Shigemitsu Ogi He was 44, now 62 years old as Takatoshi Agawa
Kazunari Ninomiya He was 22, now 40 years old as Kazunori Kitahara
Shunsuke Daitô
Chizuru Ikewaki She was 24, now 42 years old as Mio Sasaki
Kei Tani He was 74, 78 years old when he died as Principal Tanokura
Takehiro Murata He was 46, now 64 years old as Ichiro Kitahara
Shinobu Otake She was 48, now 66 years old as Mikiko Kitahara

Returning the Favor Crew

Name Department
Jun'ya Yamazaki as Writer. Writing
Yasuhiro Kasamatsu as Music. Sound
Returning the Favor (18 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
  • Runtime: 95 minutes