LIFE
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For the 2018 South Korean drama of the same name, see Life.
Contents
Details
- Title: ライフ
- Title (English): LIFE
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: School drama
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 12.2% (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2007-Jun-30 to 2007-Sep-15
- Air time: Saturday 23:00
- Theme song: LIFE by Nakashima Mika
Synopsis
Adapted from Keiko Suenobu's manga "LIFE," this drama delves into the dark side of high school life. The story focuses mainly on bullying, but the manga also touches on subjects such as self-mutilation, suicide, and rape. Kitano Kii stars as Ayumu Shiiba, one of the students bullied by a group of classmates led by Ayumu's former friend, Manami Anzai (Fukuda Saki). --Tokyograph
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Kitano Kii as Shiiba Ayumu
- Fukuda Saki as Anzai Manami
- Hosoda Yoshihiko as Sako Katsumi
- Hojo Takahiro as Sonoda Yuuki
- Seki Megumi as Hatori Miki
- Hoshii Nanase as Hirose Nodoka
- Suenaga Haruka as Iwamoto Midori
- Natsume Suzu (夏目鈴) as Uda Rie
- Nakamura Tomoya as Kano Akira
- Hirano Sayaka (平野早香) as Sato Reina
- Yamada Kenta as Endo Koichi
- Uemura Chika (うえむらちか) as Kadokura Yukino
Other 1-2 students
- Arai Ryuhei (新井隆平) as Edamoto Shinya
- Hanaoka Yuu (花丘優) as Hozumi Tomoyasu
- Iikura Naohito (飯倉直人) as Tachibana Yoshio
- Ono Tsubasa (大野翼) as Nishioka Naoya
- Kubo Naoki (久保尚暉) as Suzuki Masayuki
- Watanabe Daiki (渡辺大貴) as Yoshida Junpei
- Horisawa Kazumi (堀澤かずみ) as Negishi Miho
- Saito Manami (斎藤麻奈美) as Terajima Akemi
- Sakamoto Rion (坂本りおん) as Kudo Satomi
- Suzuki Rino (鈴木梨乃) as Chiba Kami
- Nakabeppu Aoi as Mamiya Chie
- Ikeda Masaki (池田光咲) as Nomura Misaki
- Nishida Natsumi as Abe Yukari
Nishikan Teachers
- Seto Asaka as Toda Wakae
- Sakai Miki as Hiraoka Masako
- Yajima Kenichi as Iwaki Masashi
- Nikaido Satoshi as Tasaki Yo
Family members
- Maya Miki as Shiiba Fumiko
- Hosoi Masataka (細井允貴) as Shiiba Makoto
- Ono Takehiko as Anzai Daijiro
- Katsumura Masanobu as Sako Toshikatsu
Others
- Osawa Akane as Shinozuka Yuko
- Yamane Kazuma as Kanno Akira
Production Credits
- Original writing: Suenobu Keiko
- Screenwriter: Nezu Rika (根津理香)
- Producer: Nakano Toshiyuki
- Director: Tanimura Masaki, Kato Yusuke
- Music: Kaida Shogo
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Kanto | Kansai | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01* | 11.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 02 | 11.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | 10.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | 10.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | 10.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | 11.7 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | 09.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | 12.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | 14.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | 14.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 11 | 17.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | 12.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
* - Episode 1 counts towards 6/25/2007 to 7/1/2007 ratings
Awards
- 54th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director - Tanimura Masaki
- 54th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Fukuda Saki
Notes
- The manga won the 30th Kodansha Award for shoujo category.
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