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A 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.


With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.

Ren Nagase
Akito Hayasaka

Natsuki Deguchi
Haruna Sakurai

Mayuu Yokota
Ayaka Miura

Fumino Kimura
Mikiko

Nene Otsuka
Jimi Hayasaka

Toru Nakamura
Kazuki Hayasaka

Yasuko Matsuyuki
Hazuki Sakurai

Kyoka Shibata
Eri Fujimoto

Rui Tsukishima
Natsumi Hayasaka

Ikuho Akiya
Shota Murai
Drawing Closer is a romance, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of based on novel or book, terminal illness, high school student. Directed by Takahiro Miki, it stars Ren Nagase, Natsuki Deguchi, Mayuu Yokota. With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.
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