Dramas & movies that will make you cry
I included the tags in case one of the topics might be triggering for you.
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1. Better Days
Chinese Movie - 2019
Tags: School Bullying, Violence, Coming Of Age, School Problems, Poor Male Lead, Poor Female Lead, Smart Female Lead, Social Commentary, High School, Strong Male Lead
The film revolves around a girl who is being bullied at school and her relationship with a tough street kid, with whom she is implicated in the murder of a teenage girl.
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2. One Liter of Tears
Japanese Drama - 2005, 11 episodes
Tags: Based On A True Story, Terminal Illness, Tearjerker, High School, Adapted From A Novel, Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), Death, Strong Female Lead, Ill Female Lead, Student Supporting Character
15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya is an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor, and he informs Shioka that Aya has spinocerebellar degeneration - a terrible disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat.
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3. Butterfly Sleep
Japanese Movie - 2017
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Older Woman/Younger Man, Illness, Ill Female Lead, Exchange Student Male Lead, Writer Female Lead, Young Adult Male Lead, Age Gap [Drama Life], Age Gap [Real Life], Neurological Disorder
Matsumura Ryouko is a popular novelist in her 50s who has just found out that she has Alzheimer’s disease. In order to gain some fulfilment in her life, she decides to be a guest lecturer at a university. Through one of her students, she meets a South Korean exchange student, So Chan Hae. As they become closer, they fall in love.
