1 Litre of Tears

Sick-girl melodrama meets video diary. Aya, 15, keeps stumbling—maybe ALS. Her mother forces a doctor visit. Aya fights the diagnosis in raw, DIY footage. The camera carries the story.

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Riki Okamura directed 1 Litre of Tears in 2005. See Riki Okamura's full filmography, where to start with Riki Okamura, or where to go after you've seen everything by Riki Okamura.

1 Litre of Tears was released in 2005 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.