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526:Kazumi Kazui
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434:Plot summary
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415:世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ
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301:Original run
199:January 2004
195:Original run
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141:Kazumi Kazui
42:世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ
1489:Josei manga
1409:The Big Bee
1389:The Mourner
1349:SPEC: Close
980:South Korea
832:Best Actor
822:Best Drama
808:Recipients
719:Naoto Ogata
677:Producer -
335:radio drama
255:138 minutes
247:May 8, 2004
229:Chihiro Ito
188:Petit Comic
1454:2004 films
1449:2004 manga
1438:Categories
1383:(2015, TV)
1339:Angel Home
1269:Hōtai Club
1223:(2004, TV)
1193:(2000, TV)
1032:References
481:Hirose Aki
400:Shogakukan
151:Shogakukan
92:Shogakukan
1329:SPEC: Ten
805:Category
661:Script -
616:Ken Hirai
548:Hong Kong
543:(セカチュー).
530:VIZ Media
389:melodrama
172:Viz Media
124:Published
113:Viz Media
1011:See also
580:Da Vinci
498:'s name.
485:leukemia
476:'s name.
447:leukemia
376:恋するソクラテス
315:Episodes
244:Released
183:Magazine
950:Airport
811:Result
688:かたちあるもの
541:Sekachū
252:Runtime
67:Tragedy
63:Romance
1423:(2016)
1413:(2015)
1403:(2015)
1393:(2015)
1373:(2014)
1363:(2014)
1353:(2013)
1343:(2013)
1333:(2012)
1323:(2012)
1313:(2010)
1303:(2009)
1293:(2009)
1283:(2008)
1273:(2007)
1263:(2007)
1253:(2007)
1243:(2006)
1233:(2006)
1213:(2002)
1209:Hijiki
1203:(2002)
1183:(1997)
802:Award
792:Awards
333:(2004
234:Studio
962:Uluru
816:2004
799:Year
656:Staff
631:drama
451:Uluru
440:Japan
392:novel
132:Manga
73:Novel
59:Genre
1309:BECK
1199:2LDK
1112:IMDb
923:Won
913:Won
903:Won
889:Won
875:Won
864:Won
853:Won
840:Won
827:Won
749:Kaho
701:Cast
471:poet
238:Toho
127:2001
1110:at
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982:as
693:by
639:TBS
521:).
295:TBS
1440::
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318:11
307:–
201:–
166:NA
107:NA
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1144:v
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