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Here are a few essential notes about the Nippon TV series. Originally premiering April 16th, 2005, "Ruri's Island" stars Riko Narumi, Shunji Igarashi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Ken Ogata. The show spans 1 season(s) and currently holds a 90/100 rating on TMDb, which reflects reviews from 1 verified users.
Looking for a quick plot summary? Here’s the plot: "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."
