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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable disease of unknown cause that gradually causes the body to lose movement and eventually makes it impossible to breathe on one's own. Ryota Takenaga (34), an elementary school teacher in Kitakyushu City, has been diagnosed with "familial ALS," a disease believed to be caused by genetics. He can no longer move his left leg properly. He wants to try a new drug that was approved as a treatment in the United States last year, but an unexpected hurdle stands in his way. Takenaga is also the advisor for the choir club. There is something he wants to convey to children through song.