Naoko (2008)
2h
Running Time
September 18, 2008Release Date
Plot.
Naoko meets Yusuke while staying on an island for medical treatment. Yusuke's graceful athletic figure captivates her eyes and she falls in love with him. But their relationship is soon broken after Yusuke's father dies while trying to save Naoko from drowning. The memory of Yusuke leads Naoko to the track, and six years later, they meet each other again at a Marathon competition. Naoko decides to become a manager to help Yusuke, a gifted runner, and they embark on training together to heal their sorrows from the past.
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Cast & Crew.
Juri Ueno
Naoko Shinomiya
Haruma Miura
Yusuke Iki
Aimi Satsukawa
Yuki Yoshizawa
Tsurube Shofukutei
Tensen Nishiura
Tokio Emoto
Kimiyasu Okuda
Go Ayano
Actor
Tomoyuki Furumaya
Director
Soran Tamoto
Yoshizaki
Nobuhiro Sakata
Writer
Nanami Fujimoto
Naoko Shinomiya (12 yrs old)
Yû Nakahara
Writer
Tamio Hayashi
Writer
Kaoru Okunuki
Kazuko Iki
Yôhei Nagao
Writer
Takeshi Sato
Nobuyuki Goto
Yoichi Arishige
Producer
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Wiki.
Naoko () is a 2008 film directed by Tomoyuki Furumaya.The subject is taken from a manga series created by Hiroshi Nakahara, published between 1994 and 2003. In the film Juri Ueno and Haruma Miura play the roles of the two main characters.The story tells of a talented young runner named Yusuke; he trains in different types races, both in short range and at a long distance, until he tries to cement himself even in the marathon.