Series Cast
Takuya Kimura
Shuji Okishima
Takako Tokiwa
Kyoko Machida
Atsuro Watabe
Masao Machida
Miki Mizuno
Sachie Tamura
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Takumi Okabe
Chiaki Hara
Mayumi Ozawa
Takanori Nishikawa
Satoru Kawamura
Kawarazaki Kenzo
Machida Yoshio
Koji Matoba
Miyama Kouzou
Moro Morooka
Tsuchiya
Akemi Omori
Machida Kuniko
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Season 1
2000 | 11 Episodes
Season 1 of Beautiful Life premiered on Jan 16 2000
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A review by ParkMin
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Written by ParkMin on Sat Dec 28 2024
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 melancholy of ordi...
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Facts
Status
Ended
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Type
Scripted
Original Language
English
Keywords
- wheelchair
- terminal illness
- romance
- tragedy
- disability