Life: Tears in Heaven

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Movie: Life: Tears in Heaven
Romaji: Tengoku de kimi ni aetara
Japanese: Ｌｉｆｅ　天国で君に逢えたら
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Writer: Natsuki Iijima (Novel)
Producer: Takashi Hirano, Minami Ichikawa, Tomoyo Nihira, Atsuyuki Shimoda
Cinematographer: Koichi Sato
Release Date: August 25, 2007
Runtime: 118 Min.
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Follows the life of Natsuki Iijima, a windsurfer from Japan, as he battles and ultimately loses his life to liver cancer. The first and only windsurfer to compete for 8 consecutive years in the World Cup Competition, Natsuki's diagnosis overwhelmed him with fear and panic. Despite this set back, with the love and devotion of his wife Hiroko and four children, he decides to live life the best he can, to the fullest, without having his life prolonged with further treatment.

Notes

Related titles (based on Natuski Iijima's novels)
1. Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (TBS / 2009)

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Comments

Comment #3
desty yuanda Says:
Apr 18 2012 10:06 pm

Wow, it is a best film about his life... Fact or not?
And i very sad see that natsuki passed away.
Comment #2
RamenLover Says:
Feb 02 2009 3:58 am

There's only the Japanese edition DVD without English subtitles. If you can understand Japanese, then you can order it at any of the Asian DVD places like YesAsia, CDJapan, or HKFlix. Hopefully a version with English subtitles will come out in the future, I would like to watch this as well.
Comment #1
purwanto Says:
Feb 01 2009 11:32 pm

I want to have DVD or VCD of "Life Tears in Heaven".
Could you inform me, ist it available ?
Thanks.