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| − | ''' | + | [[File:BeautifulLife.jpg|thumb|320px|Beautiful Life]] |
| − | + | ==Details== | |
| − | + | *'''Title:''' ビューティフルライフ | |
| − | + | *'''Title (English):''' Beautiful Life | |
| − | + | *'''Format:''' Renzoku | |
| − | '''Episodes:''' 11 | + | *'''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 [[Wikipedia:B'z|B'z]] | ||
==Synopsis== | ==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. | 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== |
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| − | Kimura Takuya | + | ==Cast== |
| + | *[[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) | ||
| + | *[[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 (1972)|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]]'' | ||
| − | [http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10406 | + | ==External Links== |
| + | *[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 (2000 TV series)|English Wikipedia]] | ||
| + | *[[Wikipedia:ja:ビューティフルライフ|Japanese Wikipedia]] | ||
| + | *[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] | ||
| − | + | {{SeasonRing|TBS|Sunday 21:00|Autumn 1999|[[Yamada Ikka no Shinbo]]|Spring 2000|[[Salaryman Kintaro 2]]}} | |
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Latest revision as of 03:08, 12 September 2020
For other dramas with similar titles, see Beautiful Life (disambiguation).
Contents
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
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
External Links
- Official site (Japanese)
- TBS Online Program Catalog (English)
- English Wikipedia
- Japanese Wikipedia
- JDorama.com
- j!-ent Japanese Drama Database
- Discussion at D-Addicts Forum