1 Litre no Namida
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| 1 Litre no Namida | |
 Original book of One Litre of Tears |
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| Author | Aya Kito |
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| Original title | 1リットルの涙 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction Novel |
| Publisher | Gentosha Inc. |
| Publication date |  February 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 270 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN-10: 4344406109 ISBN-13: 978-4344406100 |
1 Litre no Namida (1リットルの涙 1 Rittoru no Namida?, lit. "1 Litre of Tears"; also called A Diary with Tears or A Diary of Tears) is a dramatic tragedy diary written by Aya Kitō (木藤亜也 Kitō Aya?, July 19, 1962 - May 23, 1988) published after her death. The diary, a true story based on her own life, was originally written in first person. It is about a girl coping with her teenage life along with a degenerative disease. She keeps a diary of not only what she does but how she feels and the hardships she must endure.
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[edit] Plot summary
Aya Kito was diagnosed with a disease called Spinocerebellar ataxia when she was 15 years old. The disease causes the person to lose control over their body, but because the person can retain all mental ability the disease acts as a prison. Aya discovers this disastrous news as the disease has already developed. There is no cure.
Through family, medical examinations and rehabilitations, and finally succumbing to the disease, Aya must cope with the disease and live on with life until her death at the age of 25.
[edit] Film
A Litre of Tears is the film version of the drama.
[edit] TV series
A Japanese TV drama, with the same title 1 Litre no Namida, was aired by Fuji TV in 2005 based on the life of Aya. The main character Aya Ikeuchi, played by Erika Sawajiri, depicts a girl with the same disease as Aya Kito who goes through many of the same problems.
[edit] External links
- Diary translations in English of 1 Litre of Tears
- Diary of Aya in English - translated from Chinese
