With the Light
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- TV Show: With the Light
- Romaji: Hikari to Tomo ni... ~Jiheishou-ji wo kakaete~
- Japanese: 光とともに... 〜自閉症児を抱えて〜
- Director: Toya Sato
- Writer: Fumie Mizuhashi, Keiko Tobe (manga)
- Network: NTV
- Episodes: 11
- Release Date: April 14 - June 23, 2004
- Runtime: Wed. 22:00
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Sachiko and Masato Azuma, in their 4th year of marriage, had been so excited about the birth of their long-awaited first child. They named their baby boy “Hikaru” (meaning “light” in Japanese). Nobody doubted that the birth of their precious son Hikaru would bring great happiness to the Azumas’ family life. Until one day, Sachiko noticed that there was something different about Hikaru. This heartwarming drama is a story about family. Hikaru’s mother goes through so many difficulties raising her autistic son, sometimes so overwhelmed that she doesn’t know what to do. Then at Hikaru’s school, with the help of one very special teacher, she learns to deal with her son’s autism, and think positive about her family life. Her story will touch the hearts of all mothers with young children, mothers who have broughtup young children, as well as women who will be mothers in the future. This drama is dedicated to mothers all around the world. -- NTV
Cast
- Ryoko Shinohara - Sachiko Azuma
- Satomi Kobayashi - Hidemi Rio
- Tatsuya Yamaguchi - Masato Azuma
- Shinji Takeda - Shunya Sakura
- Anju Suzuki - Kaoru Sakara
- Haruka Igawa - Megumi Yabushita
- Ryusei Saito - Hikaru Azuma
- Keiko Takahashi - Takako Azuma
- Ikkei Watanabe - Hajime Yabuki
- Midori Kanazawa - Sachiko's mother
- Mikako Ichikawa - Jun Kawami
- Koji Ookura - Yabushita
- Masatoshi Matsuo
- Youko Moriguchi - Hirumi Okuda
- Keiko Awaji
- Mayuko Fukuda - Mayuko
- Yui Nakajo - Hikaru Azuma (child)
- Karen Miyama
- Kimiko Ikeda - ep.1
