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Beautiful Life

Details

Title: ビューティフルライフ
Title (English): Beautiful Life
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, human drama
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 31.86%
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2000-Jan-16 to 2000-Mar-26
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Theme song: Konya Tsuki no Mieru oka ni by B'z

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.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.40

(5 votes)

Cast

Kimura Takuya as Okishima Shuji (Hairstylist at Hot Lip)
Tokiwa Takako as Machida Kyoko (Librarian)
Watabe Atsuro as Machida Masao (Kyoko's brother)
Mizuno Miki as Tamura Sachie (Kyoko's colleague & friend)
Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Okabe Takumi (Hairstylist at Hot Lip, Shuji's friend)
Hara Chiaki as Ozawa Mayumi (Hairstylist at Hot Lip, Shuji's ex-girlfriend)
Nishikawa Takanori as Kawamura Satoru (Hairstylist at Hot Lip)
Matoba Koji as Miyama Kouzou (Volunteer)
Moro Morooka as Tsuchiya (Owner of Hot Lip)
Koyuki as Nakajima Satsuki (Shuji's ex-girlfriend) (ep6-8)
Omori Akemi as Machida Kuniko (Kyoko's mother)
Kawarazaki Kenzo as Machida Yoshio (Kyoko's father)
Katagiri Hairi

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Kitagawa Eriko
Producer: Shono Jiro, Ueda Hiroki
Director: Shono Jiro, Doi Nobuhiro
Music: Mizoguchi Hajime

Episode Ratings

Ep 01: 31.5%
Ep 02: 28.4%
Ep 03: 28.6%
Ep 04: 30.6%
Ep 05: 31.6%
Ep 06: 31.0%
Ep 07: 32.1%
Ep 08: 29.7%
Ep 09: 32.5%
Ep 10: 32.9%
Ep 11: 41.3%

Awards

24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor: Kimura Takuya
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress: Tokiwa Takako
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor: Watabe Atsuro
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting: Actress: Mizuno Miki
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Newcomer: Nishikawa Takanori
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Screenwriter: Kitagawa Eriko
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director: Shono Jiro
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Cast
24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Opening

Trivia

Beautiful Life holds the record for most awards won from The Television Drama Academy Awards

Reviews

See Beautiful Life/Reviews

External Links

Autumn 1999	TBS	Spring 2000
Yamada Ikka no Shinbo	Sunday 21:00	Salaryman Kintaro 2

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-''The Korean drama series [[Life is Beautiful|"Life is Beautiful" (인생은 아름다워)]] is also known under the title "Beautiful Life".''
+{{for|other dramas with similar titles|[[Beautiful Life (disambiguation)]]}}
 [[File:BeautifulLife.jpg|thumb|320px|Beautiful Life]]
 ==Details==
 *'''Title:''' ビューティフルライフ
-*'''Title (romaji):''' Beautiful Life
+*'''Title (English):''' Beautiful Life
 *'''Format:''' Renzoku
-*'''Genre:''' Romance, Drama
+*'''Genre:''' Romance, human drama
 *'''Episodes:''' 11
 *'''Viewership ratings:''' 31.86%
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 *'''Broadcast period:''' 2000-Jan-16 to 2000-Mar-26
 *'''Air time:''' Sunday 21:00
-*'''Theme song:''' ''Konya Tsuki no Mieru oka ni'' (今夜　月の見える丘に) by [[Wikipedia:B'z|B'z]]
+*'''Theme song:''' ''Konya Tsuki no Mieru oka ni'' by [[Wikipedia:B'z|B'z]]
 ==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.
+==User/Viewer Ratings==
+<vote type=1/>
 ==Cast==
-*[[Kimura Takuya]] as Okishima Shuji (Hairstylist at Hot Lip)
+*[[Kimura Takuya (1972)|Kimura Takuya]] as Okishima Shuji (Hairstylist at Hot Lip)
 *[[Tokiwa Takako]] as Machida Kyoko (Librarian)
 *[[Watabe Atsuro]] as Machida Masao (Kyoko's brother)
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 *[[Matoba Koji]] as Miyama Kouzou (Volunteer)
 *[[Moro Morooka]] as Tsuchiya (Owner of Hot Lip)
-*[[Koyuki]] as Nakajima Satsuki (Shuji's ex-girlfriend)
+*[[Koyuki]] as Nakajima Satsuki (Shuji's ex-girlfriend) (ep6-8)
 *[[Omori Akemi]] as Machida Kuniko (Kyoko's mother)
 *[[Kawarazaki Kenzo]] as Machida Yoshio  (Kyoko's father)
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 *'''Ep 10:''' 32.9%
 *'''Ep 11:''' 41.3%
-==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.
-==Trivia==
-*Beautiful Life holds the record for most awards won from The Television Drama Academy Awards
 ==Awards==
 *'''24th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Drama
-*'''24th Television Drama Academy Awards:''' Best Actor: [[Kimura Takuya]]
+*'''24th Television Drama Academy Awards:''' Best Actor: [[Kimura Takuya (1972)|Kimura Takuya]]
 *'''24th Television Drama Academy Awards:''' Best Actress: [[Tokiwa Takako]]
 *'''24th Television Drama Academy Awards:''' Best Supporting Actor: [[Watabe Atsuro]]
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 *'''24th Television Drama Academy Awards:''' Best Director: [[Shono Jiro]]
 *'''24th Television Drama Academy Awards:''' Best Theme Song
+*'''24th Television Drama Academy Awards:''' Best Cast
 *'''24th Television Drama Academy Awards:''' Best Opening
+==Trivia==
+*Beautiful Life holds the record for most awards won from The Television Drama Academy Awards
+==Reviews==
+''See [[Beautiful Life/Reviews]]''
 ==External Links==
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 [[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama2000]] [[Category:TBS]]
+[[Category:Supernatural]]