

Naoko
2008 · 120 min · Drama, Romance
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.
- Director
- Tomoyuki Furumaya
- Writers
- Yû Nakahara, Yôhei Nagao, Nobuhiro Sakata, Tamio Hayashi, Tomoyuki Furumaya
- Released
- September 18, 2008
- Language
- Japanese
Cast

Juri Ueno
Naoko Shinomiya

Haruma Miura
Yusuke Iki

Tsurube Shofukutei
Tensen Nishiura

Aimi Satsukawa
Yuki Yoshizawa

Tokio Emoto
Kimiyasu Okuda

Go Ayano
Susumu Kuroda

Soran Tamoto
Yoshizaki

Nanami Fujimoto
Naoko Shinomiya (12 yrs old)

Kaoru Okunuki
Kazuko Iki
Takeshi Sato
Nobuyuki Goto

Yorie Yamashita
Kanako Shinomiya

Ken Mitsuishi
Naoko's father
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