Fan reviews: Beautiful life

panterna · 18 May 2006

The chemistry works. Probably because of Kimutaku himself. He can create chemistry with anyone and I must add that Bz's track is perfect!

extravale · 16 May 2006

hmm...there's takuya. which is the only reason why I could resist until the end of this predictable, boring, annoying drama. the female lead is unwatchable.

refrizz · 14 May 2006

love takuya as a hairstylist..and it's touching....

JAP FREAK · 17 Mar 2006

i would say this is one of the very slow moving shows of takuya kimura.... so sad... takuya's acting is good.

nhk9 · 25 Feb 2006

Before I got my hands on this one, I heard that it's one of the more melancholic dramas out there, and that it's also one of Kimura Takuya's more famous and more successful dramas. After watching it for a while, I found the pace to be sluggish, and that the plot can be predictable. (esp. with the slogan "the days when we two are together") I have had this dorama for more than 2 years and still I haven't finished it.

I guess that there are more interesting doramas out there. As for Kimura Takuya's doramas, I'd much rather recommend to you his Long Vacation or Hero.

Good theme song by B'z nonetheless though.

k4g0me · 17 Feb 2006

A true Masterpiece. Actually my second drama after Love Generation and I must say this one was far better. It was so deep. I've NEVER cried so much watching a tv drama. Touching, thought provoking, really pulled me in....truly truly wonderful. That Takuya actor is really good...pretty hot too...A beautiful drama indeed...no wonder it has so many votes.

makusu · 20 Jan 2006

Well, to start off, I'm a picky guy when it comes to watching Drama's... And I give this drama two thumbs up...

NOW FOR THE PPL giving this Drama bad scores, if you read what they said, for example, Comment#28, gave it 3 BECAUSE it doesnt have twisted ending?!?!?! and couple other's gave it bad score because it is tragic/depressing!?!?!?!

To conclude, if you like Drama's that are very emotional and want to cry or to. Watch This... If you dont like sad endings, tragic story line, sad stuff... This is NOT for you...

Acting was great, characters were great, story had some slow moments, but it was great... I liked it a lot... and would recommend this to anyone who dont mind watching sad / love drama's.

hide_hikaru_minako · 17 Nov 2005

The story plot is definitely original which captures the mind of the viewers.. great chemistry between shuji and kyoko.. kimura takuya had managed to fully capture the role that he is playing and portray the character beautifully.. perfect soundtrack.. A heart-aching story between the two main leads and its definitely one of kimura takuya's best works ever!

Aprhodite_in_Red · 19 Sep 2005

I admit I haven't seen this one yet, but I think it's going to be shown here in the Philippines...hopefully. Anyway, this reminded me of an old American tv-movie entitled "Leave Yesterday Behind", which was made in 1978. Unlike "Beautiful Life", "Leave Yesterday Behind" also deals with a paraplegic... but here, it's a man (played by John Ritter) who got wheelchair-bound after falling off a horse during a riding accident. He goes to a vacation in his grandpa's ranch, and there, meets this pretty horse trainer (Carrie Fisher) who told him to get a life. They eventually fell in love with each other, but the dilemma here is that the girl is engaged to be married to her fiance. Even though I haven't seen both, I can judge that both dramas have a touching and endearing story--"Beautiful Life" and "Leave Yesterday Behind". I wish somebody would make a Jdorama version of "Leave Yesterday Behind". I hope it'll be better than the original.

dashx · 16 Sep 2005

A wonderfully-crafted series, Beautiful Life seek to define the broad expanse of how love is like, both its happy and unhappy moments. Although at times, the unhappy moments in the show can be pretty painful to go through but in preservering you would understand why this show is so wonderful and also why love is so wonderful.

madsky · 18 Aug 2005

Beautiful Life is the most touching drama I've ever seen. Kimura and Tokiwa have great chemistry, and both did great in their roles. (Especially Tokiwa, she was excellent as Kyoko.) You see their relationship grow throughtout the whole series, although the ending is sad... made me cry more than once. I also liked the sidestory with Masao and Sachie. Watabe was funny as Masao, he had such an awkward manner, very amusing XD. Overall, it's a nice, heartwarming love story.

coolbreeze · 8 Aug 2005

Takako Tokiwa is superb in this drama. She is very cute and her acting is great. I must admit I didn't like Takuya's character because of his hot-headedness.

I watched the whole series through only to hope for a happy ending but was verydisappointed by the tragic Titanic-like ending. If I knew how it would have ended, I would have never start watching it.

jellyana · 26 Jul 2005

this is the best drama i ever watch in my entire life..the way kimura takuya play the character make me feel that he is the greatest japanese actor..or ever in asia...the character he play as shuji really touch my heart and he act with attitude...big appalause for him...i

triyandafilisus · 25 Jul 2005

I am still watching this dorama,having finished it yet,but for now it seems kinda sad,but it sure stands out as a promising dorama,especially when you come to see the great actors and a well-balanced story telling.I am pretty sure i will love this dorama even more after i am done watching it.

Ming · 6 Jul 2005

I suppose I'm in the minority here because I'm not a big fan of Kimura Takuya. I must admit that he's cool and handsome-looking, but let's face it, he can't act! Well, he can act when the character is behaving like Kimura is in real life I guess, but that's about it. His range of acting is really really limited, which really detracts from those otherwise great shows that he's in. He is utterly unconvincing in any scene that demands deep emotions. It's a shame that most people still rate appearance much higher than acting abilities... sigh

ilovetakuya · 22 May 2005

At first, I thought this drama is really boring..
but as it got to the end, I coulnd't help but to concentrate in the
story and I started to really CARE about the fates of these two
people who love each other so much.
I liked the way this drama portrayed death..
Restrained emotion..Nobody cries out loud like in Korean dramas,
but still..that overwhelming sadness made my heart melt..
I loved the last scene..Takuya Kimura was endearing..
Shuji and Kyoko are forever in my heart..:-)

This drama is more lovable if you watch it for a second time..

requiem · 1 Mar 2005

I find it rather difficult trying to rate this show by its actors/actresses, since either way I deny the story its true nature with labels. Beautiful Life is arguably one of the most thoughtfully written tragedies I have ever seen, in all of the entertainment I have explored.

Like Summer Snow, the story began with a rather silly, non-sensical taste of humor. It sat on my brain for a few episodes, until the real story begins. Then, as soon as the dark aura begins to eminate around the series, I started to cherish a relationship I honestly couldn't say I could have of my own. It starts to degrade, very slowly, into a powerful, consuming conclusion - and ends with a smile.

Prepare lots of tissues, and try to look at it with an open heart - a series like this is the key to art-influenced epiphanies.

Juhis · 27 Feb 2005

Very Sad story.. Shuji was strong till end and he didn't realise it first that it would be their last time together.. Great series though.. a bit of sad :(. Wonderful Casting, everyone did their best in this series. I recommend!!!

cookielmy · 25 Feb 2005

This drama is t he most touching love story..I've ever watched ...espescially when there's Takuya Kimura acting in it! .. .

cookielmy · 22 Feb 2005

this is the first drama i've watched.. and the best!!.. ,Takuya Kimura is so cute....!