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- StarsHaruma MiuraMikako TabeShunsuke KazamaSawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries to live his life to the fullest.
- DirectorIsao YukisadaStarsTakao OsawaKô ShibasakiMasami NagasawaWhile searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
- DirectorLee HanStarsCha Tae-hyunSon Ye-jinEun-ju LeeA college student befriends two cute girls his age. He loses contact with them. He tries to find them years later.
- DirectorYukio NinagawaStarsKazunari NinomiyaAya MatsuuraKumiko AkiyoshiA 17 y.o. Japanese secondary school student is living happily with his mom and sister but one day his stepdad returns, drunk much of the time and cruel to his mom and sister. Is there such a thing as the perfect murder?
- DirectorDaishi MatsunagaStarsYôjirô NodaHana SugisakiLily FrankyHiroshi is an art school graduate who abandoned his dream as an artist to work as a window cleaner. When he realizes he has only three months left in his life, he meets a high school student named Mai and once again finds passion in drawing.
- DirectorAkihiko ShiotaStarsKeiko KitagawaRyô NishikidoJun FubukiTsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Tsukasa falls in love with taxi driver Masaki. Even though they have difficulties, they try to make a happy family together, but they encounter another serious situation.
- DirectorSang-il LeeStarsKen WatanabeMirai MoriyamaAoi MiyazakiA grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities.
- DirectorKôichirô MikiStarsSôta FukushiMitsuki TakahataNanaNana is the cutest girl. She is also smart and aware of her talents. She has paws and purrs. Her father Satoru cannot take of her anymore and must give her up. He searches for someone to take care of Nana and begins visiting people who may be good candidates. As Nana and her father take trips in their car Satoru meets old friends, meets new friends and his own story unfurls in the process.
- DirectorAkira NagaiStarsMauro CaiazzaGaku HamadaMieko HaradaYoung mailman finds out he has no time left due to a terminal disease. Suddenly he is approached by a devil that offers him to live more time if he eliminates something from the world. Young mailman then thinks about his relationship with friends, ex-partners, family.
- DirectorWon Tae-yeonStarsKwon Sang-wooLee Bo-youngLee Beom-su"K" loves Cream but has terminal cancer so he keeps his love for her secret and tries to find a mate for her before he dies so she will not be alone after he dies.
- StarsMi-Kyung WonYoo Dong-geunChoi Ji-wooThe story revolves around a family with their highs and lows when their beloved mother only has one month left to live.
- DirectorNatsuki ImaiStarsYui AragakiHaruma MiuraYûko AsanoMika is a fresh high school student who starts texting a mysterious boy. She is shocked when he reveals who he is - Hiro, a delinquent attending her school. What she doesn't know is that Hiro isn't as bad as he seems.
- StarsErika SawajiriRyô NishikidoHiroko YakushimaruThe story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.
- DirectorTakehiko ShinjôStarsAoi MiyazakiHiroshi TamakiMunetaka AokiA photographer named Makoto travels to New York during Christmas to look for his best friend, Shizuru. The two first met when Makoto attended his university entrance ceremony. Due to his inferiority complex, Makoto tends to shy away other people but Shizuru managed to make him open up to her. Because of their friendship, Shizuru also ended up taking an interest in photography and the two often went to the forest to take pictures. Shizuru wants nothing else but to be by Makoto's side, so when he started liking another girl called Miyuki , Shizuru decided that she too will like Miyuki and becomes her friend. One day , Makoto asked Shizuru what present she'd like to receive for her Birthday. Shizuru , who wants to enter a photography competition, had an idea to take a picture of the two of them kissing in a forest. Makoto agreed to do this and the two kissed for the very first time. After that day, however, Shizuru disappears from Makoto's life.
- DirectorNorihiro KoizumiStarsYuiTakashi TsukamotoKuniko AsagiKaoru has a sickness that hindered her to go out when the sun is up. Despite this sickness, she fell in love with a boy named Koji. If she decides to pursue her love, it will mean risking her life.
- DirectorKôsuke SuzukiStarsReiko FujiwaraMantarô KoichiWakana MatsumotoKei Omori did not have anything he wanted to do with his life. Without any specific reasons, he enrolled in a special nursing school. After his graduation, he begins work at a small-size multi-functional facility as a care worker. He has a hard time communicating with the elderly people with dementia. For the first time, he is placed in charge of 79-year-old Keiko Hoshikawa who has dementia. With the help of the staff and trial-and-error, he develops a relationship with Keiko.
- DirectorTae-gyun KimStarsHyun BinYong-joon ChoPark Jin-youngJae-Kyung (Hyun-Bin ) is a tough guy, who is a high school senior,If he turns 19 years means, he could be a millionaire by inheriting his deceased grandfather's wealth. Unfortunately his family lawyer informs Jae-Kyung about the will from his grandfather. In his will grandfather stated he can only become a millionaire after he graduates from Boram High School,a countryside local school. He has no other choice to avoid. Life became worse there and he can't use his money or make friends. In his class, he meets Eun-Hwan (Lee Yeon-Hee)a pretty girl. She's some kind of different from others. Things change Jae-Kyung's mind and became close to their new friends. Eventually he fell in love with Eun-Hwan and things become strong after he knows about her secrets.
- DirectorJong-kwan KwonStarsJung Woo-sungLim Soo-jungCha Tae-hyunThis film follows the lives of four very different couples as they deal with love, loss and life in these romantic, loosely interconnected tales.
- DirectorPark Jin-PyoStarsHa Ji-WonKim Myung-minNam Neung-miA funeral director meets a man who has been battling Lou Gehrig's disease since he was young. The two fall in love and hope for a cure that can keep him alive.
- DirectorYoung-jun KimStarsShin Hyeon-junHuh Joon-hoIn-hwa JeongA man serving a life sentence for murder is given a short reprieve to be with his daughter, who suffers from Wilson's disease and desperately needs a liver transplant.
- StarsSeo Ji-yeongSo Ji-seobLim Soo-jungMu-Hyuk, a Korean adopted to Australia, is a tough but very attractive street guy. He is shot in the head at his girlfriend's wedding and must wait for his death. He decides to go back to Korea to find his parents. His mother is a famous old actress and her son Choi-Yoon is the most popular pop singer. Mu-Hyuk finds his twin sister Su-Kyung, who is mentally 6-7 years old and abandoned like him. He seeks revenge on his mother but he also falls in love with Eun-Chae, a very close friend of Choi-Yoon. And his struggling against death and revenge, love starts in a sad way.
- DirectorSoo-Kyung KwonStarsChrannyJi Dae-hanJung Doo-kyumA now-blind athlete must rely on his estranged brother, who may have just used him as an excuse to get himself out of jail. The two were never close, but brothers soon realize a connection they couldn't always see.
- StarsKim Woo-binBae SuzyLim Ju-hwanThe memory of their painful breakup still fresh in their minds, two former lovers reunite years later as a top actor and a documentary producer.
- DirectorDong-wook HanStarsHwang Jung-minHan Hye-jinIl-woo NamTae-Il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. For the first time in his life falls in love. The woman's name is Ho-Jung.
- DirectorLulu WangStarsShuzhen ZhaoAwkwafinaX MayoA Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.
- DirectorTakehiko ShinjôStarsMao InoueMasaki OkadaNatsuki HaradaTakuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.
- DirectorPark Kyung-JinJohn H. LeeKim Tae-WonStarsJung Woo-sungSon Ye-jinJong-hak BaekA young couple's enduring love is tested when 27-year-old Su-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsMaki HorikitaShunsuke KubozukaSaki TakaokaNagisa, a high school girl who has been given only 3 months to live. Without telling her widowed father where she's going, she sets out from the city to the small town where she was born. She recalls her childhood memories, and her love for Satoshi begins to grow stronger. However, she is shocked to discover that Satoshi is having an affair with Eriko, a married woman. One day, when Nagisa meets Eriko's daughter, Madoka, she ends up taking her away.
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsKen TakakuraKiichi NakaiShinobu TerajimaA Japanese father travels to China's Yunnan province in the place of his ailing son to film a folk-opera singer.
- DirectorJi-eun KangStarsCho Seung-wooKang Hye-jeongJu-yeon ByeonA boy falls for a mysterious girl who keeps disappearing.
- StarsKang Hye-jeongCha Tae-hyunJi-hoon KimA Beautiful Love story Between a man (Yoon Ho-Sang) Facing death and a Women (Na Ha-Na)who Loves money more than anything.
- DirectorYoshihiro FukagawaStarsSôsuke IkematsuShioli KutsunaYô ÔizumiTwo 17 year old teens are hospitalized for different reasons. Ezaki suffers from Hepatitis A, while Akiba is due to a weak heart. The relationship between these two hospital patients soon blossoms into romance.
- DirectorTakeo KikuchiStarsMinori HagiwaraRyô IkedaYôta KawaseTwo schoolgirls are class-mates, but could not be more different and, as a result, not friends. One is hip and mean; calculating and a bully. The other is studious and lonely; neglected and lacking care. They come across an old woman who is afflicted with a disease and losing her light. The girls determine to help, but could they and would they together?
- DirectorYukihiko TsutsumiStarsKen WatanabeKanako HiguchiKenji SakaguchiA successful businessman's family life is shattered by an early onset of Alzheimer's.
- DirectorTomoaki AkuneStarsRyôko HirosueKen'ichi TakitôYo HitotoChie, who is a recent college graduate, becomes engaged to a man. Her life, however, takes an unexpected turn when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The ensuing treatment should render her infertile. Despite that, life delivers another unexpected twist when Chie finds herself impregnated. She is now faced with the difficult choice of risking her own life or ending the pregnancy for which she has yearned. Chie adopts a traditional Japanese diet and puts the lifeline she is given to use.
- DirectorShô TsukikawaStarsMinami HamabeTakumi KitamuraShun OguriA dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.
- DirectorAmiy MoriStarsErika TodaKazuki KatôMitsuru FukikoshiNatsuki takes care of her young autistic brother. She then meets her old childhood friend and falls in love, unfortunately he suffers from a serious illness.
- DirectorXiaolu XueStarsJet LiZhang WenGwei Lun-MeiExplores the subject of parental love and autism in kids.
- DirectorKwon Hyeong-jinStarsSong Yun-ahKim Hyang-giKim Myoung-gukSingle mother Ko-woon is diagnosed with terminal cancer. She then prepares her daughter So-ra to live without her. As her condition worsens, So-ra finds out about the cancer and tries to fulfill her mother's wishes one by one, in secret.
- DirectorHae-sung SongStarsChoi Min-sikCecilia CheungSon Byung-hoA marriage of convenience between a petty gangster and an illegal immigrant he has never met has unforeseen consequences for them both.
- StarsHyo-ri LeeLee Dong-geonJeong Jun-hoLee Na (Lee Hyo Ri) is a rising singer who was about to debut but tragedy struck her when she found out she had leukemia. Another girl took her place and sang her debut song at her concert. Now everybody thinks that the other girl is her. Jung Tae (Lee Dong Gun) survived a department store collapse only to find out that he has cancer. Lee Na and Jung Tae meet and fall in love.
- StarsJung Woo-sungHan Ji-minKim BumYang Kang Chil was imprisoned for 16 years for a murder he didn't commit. When he's released, he goes to Seoul accompanied by his guardian angel.
- DirectorYun-su JeonStarsCha Tae-hyunSong Hye-kyoSong Chang-uiBeautiful student Su-Eun prevents her fellow student Su-Ho to drown in the ocean. Su-Ho however, does not know who saved him, until Su-Eun tells him after a while. The love between them starts to grow, seemingly infinite. But then something terrible happens.
- DirectorYuki TanadaStarsYû AoiIssei TakahashiKenta HamanoIt was a pre-destined love and marriage for Sonoko and Tetsuo. They tied the knot and became husband and wife no questions asked. All is well then. Well, perhaps not. Each holds a secret that even the binds of matrimony cannot untie. Sonoko does not know that Tetsuo makes sex dolls or Dutch wives. Sonoko has a secret too. She is about to tell Tetsuo what she has been hiding. Their marriage is already sexless. Will they make it?
- DirectorKwang-kyo JinStarsYang Hong-SeokDong Hyeon-baeSung Ji-ruBong-yong Kim is one of a modest Korean dad who struggles to survive from the work place without any time to get along with his family. He has to work over than he had to, since the boss treat him like his servant - drink late every night, drive the boss to his home. His wife, Hwayeon, blames him for his indifference to family, and twins in puberty, Woo-joo and Dal-nim, also in trouble with their father. The late child 'Byeol-nim' is his only one who acts charm and shows cuteness to him.. MY LAST LOVE, when every family member starts to share with caring each other at last.
- DirectorYu-Hsien LinStarsLee Joon-giDongyu ZhouEthan JuanA heart-breaking romantic tale, which started from a beautiful lie. Jun Ho, a Korean student who has only 6 months to live due to an illness, but falls in love with a young Chinese woman in Shanghai.
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsXuejian LiTaishen ChengDongyu ZhouRomance sparks between a young woman and a young man from different economic backgrounds during China's Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and '70s.
- DirectorTakehiko ShinjôStarsMao InoueMasaki OkadaNatsuki HaradaTakuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.
- DirectorTaisuke KawamuraStarsTaishi NakagawaMarie IitoyoShôno HayamaWhen Ninon found out that her neighbor and popular classmate Yuji only has one year to live. She decided to go out of her way and help him attain happiness on his remaining time.
- StarsKimika YoshinoAtsushi HashimotoKôki OkadaYuichi Ezaki and Rika Akiba are two 17-year-old teenagers hospitalized for different conditions. Yuichi suffers from hepatitis A, while Rika suffers from a weak heart and has been hospitalized for most of her life. Yuichi first notices Rika and attempts to befriend her. As the two patients spend more time together they soon start to fall in love.
- DirectorSung-Hyun ChoiStarsLee Byung-hunPark Jeong-minHan Ji-minA washed-up boxer reunites with his estranged brother, a pianist with savant syndrome.
- DirectorYasuhiro KawamuraStarsHiroki IijimaKaya KiyoharaYuri NakamuraThe main character Toru Norimiya who became an adult without having the courage to love depicts what will change as a result of reunion with former Bandman's old friend Takuya Sato and encounter with poetry.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsNana EikuraEita NagayamaAkira EmotoA young woman is diagnosed with breast cancer but keeps the information from her boyfriend. When he finds out, he decides to plan a wedding even though she only has one month to live.
- DirectorJin-seong KimStarsKim Hye-suKim Young-chanRyu Seung-ryongA woman suddenly appears at Jae-sus house. Nothing in her hands, nowhere to go, the womans empty eyes meet with round eyes of the eleven year-old boy. He regards the woman as another person wholl leave and does not put any effort into getting to know her. Every chance he finds, the boy scolds the woman, saying she eats too much, sleeps like a pig and uses up all of the utilities. The two of them are neck and neck with complaints until she learns of the boys sad history and he discovers her diabetes. The boy has already had 10 stepmothers in the past. Out of the blue the boys father shows up and begins beating the boy. She tries to stop him and they find themselves on common ground. A warm relationship between the two begins to build up slowly, not aware of the eventual separation that is just around the corner.
- DirectorMasahide IchiiStarsYûko ArakiHairi KatagiriChieko MatsubaraRyota and Koharu are high school students. Ryota is indifferent to people and says very little. Koharu is not afraid of to speak her mind and she has a bright personality. Since a game of rice bag jump, they begin to date. They date at a fast-food restaurant, realize they love each other at a family restaurant and finally swear their love on a dining table with white rice.
- DirectorYuri KanchikuStarsNozomi SasakiShôsuke TaniharaHikaru YamamotoSeventeen year old high school student Rio Ozawa is always the center of attention due to her beauty. Yet Rio has never cared about anyone but herself due to her traumatic past. Her friends exist only so she can use them for her gains. Rio is only interested in money. She is involved in "compensated dating" and extortion. One day Rio's photographs get mixed up at the store with those of another person of last name Ozawa. She then meets 35 year old college professor Kouki Ozawa, and falls in love for the first time. Rio feels confused by her emotions. She changes from a confident, mature person, to something more like a typical schoolgirl with a huge crush. She follows Kouki around, asks him to tutor her, and wants to date him. Although Kouki becomes interested in Rio, there is a reason he doesn't pursue the relationship. However, Rio is very insistent and starts changing her whole world for the better in order to be with him. Suddenly Kouki disappears without saying goodbye, and Rio is crushed. Her friends, with the help of Kouki's relative, find him working at another school. Rio then finds out that he is dying of brain cancer, which is why he wanted to keep his distance, in order to avoid breaking her heart. She convinces him to get a risky operation, even if it means he cannot remember her, so that they can have more time together. In the end, he survives the operation, and they get together again, though it isn't clear if he remembers her.
- DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoKayoko KishimotoRen ÔsugiNishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi HimoriA bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.kurosowa akira !
- StarsIkki SawamuraEmi WakuiHiyori SakuradaTajima lives happily with his wife Keiko, their daughter Mika and son Ryota in Tokyo. But one day, Keiko is found to have end-stage cancer and she passes away in a mere three months. Keiko was the sunshine of the family. Now that she is gone, there is a gaping hole in their hearts. Tajima tries to live as if nothing has changed and force smiles, but he soon realizes that it is impossible. Then one day, his children suggest that they go to Kibougaoka, the town where Keiko grew up, and make a trip down memory lane. They end up making their way to Keiko's vacant old house. Tajima instinctively asks if they would like to live there. Mika and Ryota agree. And so, the Tajimas begin a new life at Kibougaoka, but.