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Mar 16, 2026 5:18pm PT ‘1 Litre of Tears’ Reboot, Animated Romance and Autism Sibling Drama Head Japan’s Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures’ Hong Kong FilMart Slate (EXCLUSIVE) By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest Jackie Chan, Leo Zhang Team for Action Comedy ‘Pawfect Agents,’ Cappu Films Handling Sales (EXCLUSIVE) 20 minutes ago ‘SupermodelMe’ Makes History as First Reality Franchise to Go Vertical With FlareFlow Microdrama Series (EXCLUSIVE) 20 minutes ago ‘Ninja Hattori’ Lands Global Licensing Deal as 8 Lions, TV Asahi Team for Digital Push (EXCLUSIVE) 20 minutes ago See All Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Inc. A feature film reboot of “1 Litre of Tears,” one of Japan’s most beloved books, leads a three-title slate from Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures at Hong Kong FilMart, alongside an animated youth romance and a sibling drama centered on autism. Targeting a 2027 release with Nishikido Ryo attached, the reboot is based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Kito Aya, first published in 1986, which compiles the diary entries she kept after being diagnosed at age 15 with spinocerebellar degeneration, a rare illness. She kept writing for as long as her condition allowed, and died at age 25. The book and its series have sold over 2 million copies worldwide. A director has yet to be announced. Alongside the Aya adaptation, a separate film drawn from the memoir by her mother, Kito Shioka — documenting their time together through her daughter’s illness — has also been greenlit. Related Stories 'CBS Mornings' Top Producer Shawna Thomas Will Leave Role as Show Pursues Softer Stance in A.M. (EXCLUSIVE) David Ellison Vows CNN Will Operate Independently as Paramount Buys Warner Bros.: 'We Want to Be in the Truth Business' Also on the slate is “You, Fireworks and Promise,” an animated romance set for release July 17. Voiced by Sato Shori and Hara Nanoka ± who previously provided the voice of the heroine in Shinkai Makoto’s “Suzume” — the film follows Natsume Makoto, a quiet high schooler whose classmate Hayama Aki has long treasured a childhood drawing of fireworks inscribed with the words “You will meet Natsume Makoto,” though Makoto has no memory of it. As the two dig into the drawing’s origins, they uncover a promise made 81 years earlier — one that has endured across generations. Popular on Variety Rounding out the slate, “Parallel and Vertical” reunites director Kobayashi Shotaro (“Kaasan Mom’s Life,” “Mestro!”) with a cast led by Yasuda Shota and Non, who appeared in Nikkatsu’s “The Hotel of My Dream.” Slated for an Aug. 28 release, the drama centers on a brother with autism who communicates with very few words, and the sister who has devoted her life to protecting him, only to realize that the dynamic between them is actually the reverse. Jump to Comments For Trump’s FCC Chairman, Trolling Liberals Is the Point of His Threat to Pull Licenses of TV Networks That Air ‘Fake News’ About Iran War Zendaya Achieved Her Oscars Blowout With This GHD Round Brush and $20 Tangle Teezer ‘Last of Us’ Season 3 Casts Jason Ritter and Patrick Wilson, Promotes Three Cast Members to Series Regulars K-Pop Meets Cantopop in Musical ‘K-Pop Out of Time’ From Phoenix Waters, TE Creatives (EXCLUSIVE) AI Registry to Protect Athlete Likenesses and Digital IP Launched by New Sports-Tech Firm Callandor Group (EXCLUSIVE) ‘DreamQuil’ Review: A Satirical Sci-Fi Soap Opera That Doesn’t Fully Connect JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...