Naoko
Running for you
Directed by Tomoyuki Furumaya
Plot
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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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
Kyusaku Shimada
Kazuhito Tomikawa
Rieko Miyamoto