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.
Title | Beautiful Life |
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Year | 2000 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Japan |
Studio | TBS |
Cast | Takuya Kimura, Takako Tokiwa, Atsuro Watabe, Miki Mizuno, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Chiaki Hara |
Crew | Eriko Kitagawa (Screenplay), Hiroki Ueda (Producer), Jirō Shōno (Director), Tak Matsumoto (Theme Song Performance), Hajime Mizoguchi (Music), Nobuhiro Doi (Director) |
Alternative Titles | 美麗人生, Byutifuru Raifu, Beautiful Life: Futari de Ita Hibi, Byuutifuru Raifu: Futari de Ita Hibi, ビューティフルライフ ふたりでいた日々, Beautiful Life: Days Spent Together, Beautiful Life |
Keyword | wheelchair, terminal illness, romance, tragedy, disability |
First Air Date | Jan 16, 2000 |
Last Air date | Mar 26, 2000 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 11 Episode |
Runtime | 51:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 8.20/ 10 by 6.00 users |
Popularity | 12.709 |
Language | Japanese |