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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.

Series Cast

Takuya Kimura

Shuji Okishima

11 Episodes
Takako Tokiwa

Kyoko Machida

11 Episodes
Atsuro Watabe

Masao Machida

11 Episodes
Miki Mizuno

Sachie Tamura

11 Episodes
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Takumi Okabe

11 Episodes
Chiaki Hara

Mayumi Ozawa

11 Episodes
Takanori Nishikawa

Satoru Kawamura

11 Episodes
Kawarazaki Kenzo

Machida Yoshio

11 Episodes
Koji Matoba

Miyama Kouzou

11 Episodes
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Season 1

2000 • 11 Episodes

Season 1 of Beautiful Life premiered on January 16, 2000.

To the Future

(1x11, March 26, 2000) Season Finale

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A review by ParkMin

70%

Written by ParkMin on December 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... read the rest.

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