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The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live (2023): Cast

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The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live is a 2023 drama directed by Ryo Nishimura, starring Mei Hata as Ban Hikari, Kazuto Mokudai and Yamashita Coki.

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The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live (2023) movie poster
Director
Ryo Nishimura
Genre
Drama
Original language
Japanese
After the credits
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The story

What Is The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live About?

The premise of The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live without spoilers.

Set alongside NTV’s “Saiko no Kyoshi,” this drama follows Class 3‑C, the neighboring class to 3‑D. Student Ban Hikari learns she has only a year left because of a hereditary illness. She keeps a bucket‑list in her notebook and, called a “positive monster,” strives to live her final year to the fullest.

The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live Themes & Keywords

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  • japanese drama
  • youth drama
  • youth
  • life
  • coming of age drama
  • high school
  • coming of age
  • friendship
  • terminal illness
  • illness
  • student female lead
  • students
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  • student
  • student supporting character
  • school setting
  • school
  • teenager supporting character
  • teenager female lead
  • positive female lead
  • genetic disease
  • disease
  • academia drama
  • teen drama
  • teen romance
  • k drama
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Cast & crew

The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live Cast & Characters

Mei Hata leads the cast as Ban Hikari, with Kazuto Mokudai as Kinoshita Kanta and Yamashita Coki as Fujiwara Taishi. Directed by Ryo Nishimura; 7 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Ryo Nishimura

More films directed by Ryo Nishimura: Sea Side Blue and Ranma ½.

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The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live FAQ: Cast & Director

Director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live, each answered in a sentence.

Who directed The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live?

The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live was directed by Ryo Nishimura.

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Who is in the cast of The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live?

The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live stars Mei Hata as Ban Hikari, Kazuto Mokudai as Kinoshita Kanta and Yamashita Coki as Fujiwara Taishi, among 7 credited actors.

Does The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live have a post-credit scene?

No. The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live in?

The original language of The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live is Japanese.

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