Top billed cast

1. 

   Takuya Kimura

   Shuji Okishima

2. 

   Takako Tokiwa

   Kyoko Machida

3. 

   Atsuro Watabe

   Masao Machida

4. 

   Miki Mizuno

   Sachie Tamura

5. 

   Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

   Takumi Okabe

6. 

   Chiaki Hara

   Mayumi Ozawa

7. 

   Takanori Nishikawa

   Satoru Kawamura

8. 

   Kawarazaki Kenzo

   Machida Yoshio

9. 

   Koji Matoba

   Miyama Kouzou

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Current Season

Season 1

2000 | 11 Episodes

A rebellious hair stylist and a spirited young woman fall for each other, but her worsening terminal illness tests the bonds of their new love.

Reviews

A review by ParkMin

Written by ParkMin on 2024-12-28

Beautiful Life (2000) was an emotionally charged drama that struck a familiar chord reminiscent of other ones like it for its textbook depiction of love, loss, and resilience, but it wasn’t without its flaws. At its heart, the story was anchored by the chemistry between Takuya Kimura’s charming yet understated portrayal of Shuji and Takako Tokiwa’s luminous performance as Kyoko, a woman whose physical limitations were treated with admirable sensitivity for its time. The drama’s beauty lay in its quiet moments, Kyoko's defiant joy, Shuji's evolving tenderness, and the unspoken melanchol...read the rest

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Status
Ended

Original Language
Japanese

Original Name
Beautiful Life〜ふたりでいた日々〜

Keywords

• wheelchair
• terminal illness
• romance
• tragedy
• disability