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“I always thought it was two people.”

Beautiful Life (2000)

First aired January 16, 200051m/ep1 season · 11 epsEnded
8.3

12 votes

Drama
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Overview

Kyoko's, a wheelchair-bound librarian, first meeting with her hairdresser leads to more encounters as Kyoko starts to like him because he treats her normally despite her condition.

Where to Watch

Streaming availability for India

Stream

Netflix
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Top Billed Cast

Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura

Shuji Okishima

Takako Tokiwa

Takako Tokiwa

Kyoko Machida

Atsuro Watabe

Atsuro Watabe

Masao Machida

Miki Mizuno

Miki Mizuno

Sachie Tamura

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Takumi Okabe

Chiaki Hara

Chiaki Hara

Mayumi Ozawa

Takanori Nishikawa

Takanori Nishikawa

Satoru Kawamura

Kawarazaki Kenzo

Kawarazaki Kenzo

Machida Yoshio

Koji Matoba

Koji Matoba

Miyama Kouzou

Moro Morooka

Moro Morooka

Tsuchiya

Akemi Omori

Akemi Omori

Machida Kuniko

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Japanese

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

March 26, 2000

Networks

TBS

Production

TBS

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User Reviews

ParkMin

ParkMin

7.0

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 ord…

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