One 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 One 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.

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