
Marathon
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
2007-09-20
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
7.5
Kazunari Ninomiya
Shôtarô Miyata
Takashi Naito
Nobuaki Miyata
Misako Tanaka
Harue Miyata
Masahiro Matsuoka
Yoji Noguchi
Sachiko Sakurai
Sanae Okamura
Fumiki Yoshikawa
Shôtarô Miyata (young)
Akio Kaneda
Hajime Yamazaki
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