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The Hours of My Life

The Hours of My Life

20147.81 Season11 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Your whole outlook on life can change in an instant. Takuto Sawada (Haruma Miura) is your average college student. But one day, he finds out that he has ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and only has a short time to live. How will he choose to spend the remaining days of his precious life?

Created by Atsuko Hashibe
Written by Atsuko Hashibe
Produced by Toshiyuki Nakano, Fumi Hashimoto, Tsuguhiro Motomura
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Haruma Miura

Haruma Miura

Takuto Sawada

Mikako Tabe

Mikako Tabe

Megumi Hongo

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Shigeyuki Mukai

Shunsuke Kazama

Shunsuke Kazama

Mamoru Mizushima

Mizuki Yamamoto

Mizuki Yamamoto

Hina Murayama

Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Sawako Sawada

Miyoko Asada

Miyoko Asada

Shoko Hongo

Mantaro Koichi

Mantaro Koichi

Akio Sawada

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Tanimoto

Shuhei Nomura

Shuhei Nomura

Rikuto Sawada

Themes & Keywords

terminal illnessdisabilityjob hunting

About The Hours of My Life

The Hours of My Life is a drama, family series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of terminal illness, disability, job hunting. Created by Atsuko Hashibe, it stars Haruma Miura, Mikako Tabe, Takumi Saitoh. Your whole outlook on life can change in an instant. Takuto Sawada (Haruma Miura) is your average college student. But one day, he finds out that he has ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and only has a short time to live. How will he choose to spend the remaining days of his precious life?

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