Ruri's Island(2005)
Overview
Ruri, having been abandoned by her mother to a foster care facility, lives a life of reckless abandonment. When Nakama Yuzo, a kind man but for a trigger-happy temper, runs into Ruri he realizes that perhaps she's the child he's been looking for. Yuzo lives in Hatomijima, a small insland in Okinawa where the population is 49 and the average age group is 61. There are no children. The island has only one school - a primary school. If a child is not enrolled in the school, it will be closed. As a result, society will abandon the island and in a few years, it will cease to have any inhabitants. To save their island, the locals decide to bring in a foster child. Ruri is their candidate, and with her she brings the hope of the island's survival.
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10 episodes • 2005
Season 1
10 episodes • 2005
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad girl who saved the island of Okinawa | Apr 16, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Love's first taste of tears | Apr 23, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Courage given | Apr 30, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hot tears of friendship and teacher | May 7, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | again | May 14, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | We meet her father's love of tears | May 21, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Typhoon eternal farewell night | May 28, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cry of the desired bond between parent and child | Jun 4, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sad truth of faith | Jun 11, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Which also gave the island one day.. | Jun 18, 2005 | 0.0 |
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