Two thumbs up
10 / 10ester_grace · 2010
U can't stop when u start to watch LIFE..two thumbs up for the two main actress kitano kii and fukuda saki
LIFE
ライフ
- Winter
- Spring 2007
- Summer
- Autumn
| Network | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| Broadcast | 30 Jun 2007 – 15 Sep 2007 |
| Episodes | 11 Episodes |
| Viewership | — |
| Fan score | 9.1 from 7 reviews |
Synopsis
Adapted from Keiko Suenobu's manga "LIFE," this drama delves into the dark side of high school life. The story focuses mainly on bullying, but the manga also touches on subjects such as self-mutilation, suicide, and rape. Kitano Kii stars as Ayumu Shiiba, one of the students bullied by a group of classmates led by Ayumu's former friend, Manami Anzai (Fukuda Saki).
Synopsis: Tokyograph
Cast & characters
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Lead role Kitano Kii
北乃きい as Shiiba Ayumu
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Fukuda Saki
福田沙紀 as Anzai Manami
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Hosoda Yoshihiko
細田善彦 as Sako Katsumi
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Seki Megumi
関めぐみ as Hatori Miki
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Sakai Miki
酒井美紀 as Hiraoka Masako
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Seto Asaka
瀬戸朝香 as Toda Wakae
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Maya Miki
真矢ミキ as Shiiba Fumiko
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Hoshii Nanase
星井七瀬 as Hirose Nodoka
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Osawa Akane
大沢あかね as Shinozuka Yuko
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Katsumura Masanobu
勝村政信 as Sako Toshikatsu
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Nakamura Tomoya
中村友也 as Kano Akira
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Suenaga Haruka
末永遥 as Iwamoto Midori
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Ono Takehiko
小野武彦 as Anzai Daijiro
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Hojo Takahiro
北条隆博 as Sonoda Yuuki
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Yajima Kenichi
矢島健一
Theme song
- “LIFE” — Mika Nakashima
Fan reviews
9.1/ 10
| 10 | 4 | |
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| 9 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | |
| 1–6 | 0 |
superb two main casts
9 / 10ester_grace · 2010
if u see the cast, maybe u won't interest but u better watch this..
it's so interesting about bullying, so suspense and
LIFE can intimidate u..
superb two main casts kitano kii and fukuda saki,
great background music, full of beat..
Well adapted from the Manga
8 / 10Jackykero · 2010
For those who've read the manga and liked it, you will be pleased to see that the adaptation into a dorama was quite well done.
Because it is for TV format, some of the explicit violence and sexual content of the manga (as for instance the arm cutting) has been removed, but the dorama manages to convey the same uneasiness and violence with the acting, the good directing and the music.
The plot is very faithful to the manga, and that works well as the pace of the manga was well adapted for a jdorama format. The acting is overall very good, making some of the shortcuts credible to the end.
All in all a very good dorama on bullying, one of the most significant and realistic on the topic, and a recommended watch whether you've read the manga or not.