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The Hours of My Life

Seen it?

2014 | 1 seasons | 54 min | Drama, Family

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for families.
The mood
Emotional (bring tissues), feel-good.
The pace
1 season: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 54 minutes, about 10 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Your whole outlook on life can change in an instant. Takuto Sawada (Haruma Miura) is your average college student. But one day, he finds out that he has ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and only has a short time to live. How will he choose to spend the remaining days of his precious life?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Limited series that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

  • Haruma MiuraTakuto Sawada
  • Mikako TabeMegumi Hongo
  • Takumi SaitohShigeyuki Mukai
  • Shunsuke KazamaMamoru Mizushima
  • Mizuki YamamotoHina Murayama
  • Mieko HaradaSawako Sawada
  • Miyoko AsadaShoko Hongo
  • Mantaro KoichiAkio Sawada
  • Mitsuru FukikoshiTanimoto
  • Shuhei NomuraRikuto Sawada