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| + | ''The Korean drama series [[Life is Beautiful|"Life is Beautiful" (인생은 아름다워)]] is also known under the title "Beautiful Life".'' | ||
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==Details== | ==Details== | ||
*'''Title:''' Beautiful Life | *'''Title:''' Beautiful Life | ||
*'''Episodes:''' 11 | *'''Episodes:''' 11 | ||
| + | *'''Genre:''' Romance, Drama | ||
*'''Broadcasted by:''' TBS | *'''Broadcasted by:''' TBS | ||
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2000-01-16 to 2000-03-26 | *'''Broadcast period:''' 2000-01-16 to 2000-03-26 | ||
| − | *''' | + | *'''Viewership:''' 41.3% |
| + | *'''Theme song:''' "Konya Tsuki no Mieru oka ni" (今夜 月?見?る丘?) by [[Wikipedia:B'z|B'z]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Cast & Credits== |
===Directed by=== | ===Directed by=== | ||
:[[Doi Hiroyasu]] | :[[Doi Hiroyasu]] | ||
:[[Shono Jiro]] | :[[Shono Jiro]] | ||
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===Script Writer=== | ===Script Writer=== | ||
:[[Kitagawa Eriko]] | :[[Kitagawa Eriko]] | ||
===Cast=== | ===Cast=== | ||
| − | *[[Kimura Takuya]] | + | *[[Kimura Takuya]] as Okishima Shuji |
| − | *[[Tokiwa Takako]] | + | *[[Tokiwa Takako]] as Machida Kyoko |
| − | *[[Ikeuchi Hiroyuki]] | + | *[[Ikeuchi Hiroyuki]] as Okabe Takumi (Shuji's junior) |
| − | *[[Watabe Atsuro]] | + | *[[Watabe Atsuro]] as Machida Masao (Kyoko's brother) |
| − | *[[Mizuno Miki]] | + | *[[Mizuno Miki]] as Tamura Sachie (Kyoko's best friend) |
| − | *[[Matoba Koji]] | + | *[[Matoba Koji]] as Miyama Kouzou |
| − | *[[Nishikawa Takanori]] | + | *[[Nishikawa Takanori]] as Kawamura Satoru |
| − | *[[Hara Chiaki]] | + | *[[Hara Chiaki]] as Ozawa Mayumi |
| + | *[[Koyuki]] | ||
| + | *[[Kawarazaki Kenzo]] as Kyoko's father | ||
| + | *[[Omori Akemi]] as Kyoko's mother | ||
| + | *[[Morooka Moro]] as Tsuchiya ("Hot Lip" owner) | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
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I'm a sap for romantic comedies, love stories, or whatever, so I really enjoyed this show. If you're into this sort of thing, I'd definitely recommend this show. If you're not, I'd still recommend it. Maybe your girlfriend might like it. | I'm a sap for romantic comedies, love stories, or whatever, so I really enjoyed this show. If you're into this sort of thing, I'd definitely recommend this show. If you're not, I'd still recommend it. Maybe your girlfriend might like it. | ||
| − | == | + | ==External Links== |
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.tbs.co.jp/drama_archive/b-life/ Official site] (Japanese) |
| + | *[http://www.tbs.co.jp/eng/catalog/english/drama/37.html TBS Online Program Catalog] (English) | ||
| + | *[[Wikipedia:Beautiful Life|Wikipedia Entry]] | ||
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.36.htm JDorama.com] | *[http://jdorama.com/drama.36.htm JDorama.com] | ||
| + | *[http://www.nt2099.com/DORAMA/b_beautifullife.html j!-ent Japanese Drama Database] | ||
| + | *[http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10406 Discussion at D-Addicts Forum] | ||
[[Category:JDrama]] | [[Category:JDrama]] | ||
[[Category:JDrama2000]] | [[Category:JDrama2000]] | ||
[[Category:TBS]] | [[Category:TBS]] | ||
Revision as of 08:54, 15 September 2005
The Korean drama series "Life is Beautiful" (인생은 아름다워) is also known under the title "Beautiful Life".
Contents
Details
- Title: Beautiful Life
- Episodes: 11
- Genre: Romance, Drama
- Broadcasted by: TBS
- Broadcast period: 2000-01-16 to 2000-03-26
- Viewership: 41.3%
- Theme song: "Konya Tsuki no Mieru oka ni" (今夜 月?見?る丘?) by B'z
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Script Writer
Cast
- Kimura Takuya as Okishima Shuji
- Tokiwa Takako as Machida Kyoko
- Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Okabe Takumi (Shuji's junior)
- Watabe Atsuro as Machida Masao (Kyoko's brother)
- Mizuno Miki as Tamura Sachie (Kyoko's best friend)
- Matoba Koji as Miyama Kouzou
- Nishikawa Takanori as Kawamura Satoru
- Hara Chiaki as Ozawa Mayumi
- Koyuki
- Kawarazaki Kenzo as Kyoko's father
- Omori Akemi as Kyoko's mother
- Morooka Moro as Tsuchiya ("Hot Lip" owner)
Synopsis
Kyoko, a young woman with an unhindered spirit despite being physically bound to a wheelchair due to illness, and Shuji, a stylish and popular fashion magazine hairstylist, are brought together in a fateful traffic incident. Despite their confrontational meeting, they soon find themselves falling in love, with Shuji drawn to her courage and enthusiasm and Kyoko attracted to his ability to look beyond her physical limitations and into her heart. However, Kyoko's protective older brother and her worsening condition begin to test the bounds of their love for each other and threaten to end their beautiful life together.
Review by geoffropuff
geoffropuff says: See it
When I first started watching this show, I thought to myself, "a guy who styles hair and a handicapped librarian, BOOOOORING". However, being the drama fiend that I am, I toughed out the first few episodes, and found that I couldn't stop watching.
Kimura Takuya gives another one of his very convincing performances, possibly because this role is similar to all his other roles of the guy who keeps to himself, but in actuality, is a nice guy, blah, blah. He has a subtle coolness to his character, but is able to open up to the girl he cares about.
This is the first show that I've seen Takako Tokiwa in, and after seeing others, I can say that this is my favorite of her roles. She has a smile that can light up the room, and she does a very good job playing a handicapped person who doesn't want to be treated abnormally because of her handicap. If that didn't make sense, then I'm very sorry but that's the best way I can say it.
At some points, this show was a bit slow for the average drama watcher. However, I found that these "slow" points were just developing the characters to an extent that the viewer can really feel their happiness and pain. I could really feel for the character of Takumi when he acts the way he does. I won't go into detail as I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
The ending theme song "Konya Tsuki no Mieru oka ni" by B'z is a good one. I don't know why it fits this show, but at the end of an episode, I would sit and listen to the ending theme because I enjoyed listening to it.
I'm a sap for romantic comedies, love stories, or whatever, so I really enjoyed this show. If you're into this sort of thing, I'd definitely recommend this show. If you're not, I'd still recommend it. Maybe your girlfriend might like it.