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Marathon

Marathon

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Drama

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Remake of the 2005 South Korean movie "Marathon", this special is about an autistic boy guided by his mother and his coach in training for a marathon.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

20 September 2007

Country

Japan

Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya

Kazunari Ninomiya

Shôtarô Miyata

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Nobuaki Miyata

Misako Tanaka

Misako Tanaka

Harue Miyata

Masahiro Matsuoka

Masahiro Matsuoka

Yoji Noguchi

Sachiko Sakurai

Sachiko Sakurai

Sanae Okamura

Fumiki Yoshikawa

Fumiki Yoshikawa

Shôtarô Miyata (young)

Akio Kaneda

Akio Kaneda

Hajime Yamazaki

Hajime Yamazaki

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