“I leaned that to live is to prepare for death.” This is the first and best heartwarming drama in 2014, which depicts a young man with a rare but real disease.
Takuto, a fourth year university student, is having a tough time looking for a job. Although Takuto is popular and good at befriending ladies, he has no confidence that he will be loved and thus avoids deep emotional involvement with anyone. One day, he is informed that he does not have long to live because he is suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), an incurable, progressive neurodegenerative disease. Takuto, who had given only vague thoughts to his goals in life, starts to explore what is left of his life and live with a positive attitude.
The Hours of My Life follows Takuto’s life and struggle of his family, questioning us if we are really doing our best in our lives.