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423:Plot summary
416:
404:世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ
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290:Original run
188:January 2004
184:Original run
175:
130:Kazumi Kazui
31:世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ
1478:Josei manga
1398:The Big Bee
1378:The Mourner
1338:SPEC: Close
969:South Korea
821:Best Actor
811:Best Drama
797:Recipients
708:Naoto Ogata
666:Producer -
324:radio drama
244:138 minutes
236:May 8, 2004
218:Chihiro Ito
177:Petit Comic
1443:2004 films
1438:2004 manga
1427:Categories
1372:(2015, TV)
1328:Angel Home
1258:Hōtai Club
1212:(2004, TV)
1182:(2000, TV)
1021:References
470:Hirose Aki
389:Shogakukan
140:Shogakukan
81:Shogakukan
1318:SPEC: Ten
794:Category
650:Script -
605:Ken Hirai
537:Hong Kong
532:(セカチュー).
519:VIZ Media
378:melodrama
161:Viz Media
113:Published
102:Viz Media
1000:See also
569:Da Vinci
487:'s name.
474:leukemia
465:'s name.
436:leukemia
365:恋するソクラテス
304:Episodes
233:Released
172:Magazine
939:Airport
800:Result
677:かたちあるもの
530:Sekachū
241:Runtime
56:Tragedy
52:Romance
1412:(2016)
1402:(2015)
1392:(2015)
1382:(2015)
1362:(2014)
1352:(2014)
1342:(2013)
1332:(2013)
1322:(2012)
1312:(2012)
1302:(2010)
1292:(2009)
1282:(2009)
1272:(2008)
1262:(2007)
1252:(2007)
1242:(2007)
1232:(2006)
1222:(2006)
1202:(2002)
1198:Hijiki
1192:(2002)
1172:(1997)
791:Award
781:Awards
322:(2004
223:Studio
951:Uluru
805:2004
788:Year
645:Staff
620:drama
440:Uluru
429:Japan
381:novel
121:Manga
62:Novel
48:Genre
1298:BECK
1188:2LDK
1101:IMDb
912:Won
902:Won
892:Won
878:Won
864:Won
853:Won
842:Won
829:Won
816:Won
738:Kaho
690:Cast
460:poet
227:Toho
116:2001
1099:at
985:).
971:as
682:by
628:TBS
510:).
284:TBS
1429::
1029:^
407:,
368:,
307:11
296:–
190:–
155:NA
96:NA
54:,
1147:e
1140:t
1133:v
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