Kenji Sakaguchi

A Japanese drama about Alzheimer's Disease. (Eleven Arts)

After sustaining a career-ending injury, tap dancer, Shuhei Sano, arrives in...Hokkaido with hopes of marrying his longtime girlfriend, Shizuka. But his plan quickly runs afoul on Shizuka's father, a local...ice rink owner, who is not ready to relinquish his daughter. Shizuka's father then challenged Shuhei to coach a junior ice hockey team to their next victory. Despite having no knowledge of the game or any skating experience, Shuhei accepts...(moviexclusive.com)

Fukada plays Sayoko, a tough, 19-year-old with ambition, energy and nowhere to direct it. Her father clearly favors her blind 16-year-old sister. Junior college is unstimulating. She is fired from her part time job in a dress shop because she is too diligent at catching shoplifters and slaps them around a bit when she does. Even her boyfriend opts out for a more docile girl, but Sayoko doesn't think she is tough enough. --JDorama.com