Wonderful Life (2004 TV series)

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show_name = Wonderful Life


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genre = Drama
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starring = Takashi Sorimachi
Kyoko Hasegawa
Norito Yashima
Ken Horiuchi
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theme_music_composer = Ken Hirai
opentheme = "Kimi wa Tomodachi"
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country = JPN
language = Japanese
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num_episodes = 12
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producer = Hisao Ogura
Motoko Kimura
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network = Fuji TV
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first_aired = April 14, 2004
last_aired = June 29, 2004
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website = http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/wonderful/
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nihongo|"Wonderful Life"|ワンダフルライフ|Wandafuru Raifu is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2004. It stars Takashi Sorimachi, Kyoko Hasegawa, Norito Yashima, and Ken Horiuchi.

Kirishima, played by Takashi Sorimachi, is the most famous baseball player in Japan. He is forced to retire early due to injuries. His family abandons him and he decides to spend his time coaching at a local young boys baseball team. The team is verging disbandment due to the fact that they had not won one single game.

Takashi plays the popular baseball player who gives kids the hope that "dreams come true", but in reality he is arrogant and a selfish flirt who spends his money pointlessly. Mizuki, played by Kyoko Hasegawa, wants to become a lawyer. Her brother plays on Kirishima's baseball team, but she can't stand Kirishima.

Cast

* Akira Kirishima - Takashi Sorimachi
* Mizuki Isayama - Kyoko Hasegawa
* Masayoshi Tsumasaka - Norito Yashima
* Osamu Okegawa - Ken Horiuchi
* Jiro Hayashi - Hiromasa Taguchi
* Nobuko Hayashi - Inuko Inuyama
* Isao Onoda - Toshifumi Muramatsu
* Sanae Onoda - Satoko Oshima
* Mika Shinoda - Miyoko Yoshimoto
* Touko Katsuragi - Yui Ichikawa
* Yukie Isayama - Mari Hamada (濱田マリ)
* Noboru Kaneko
* Megumi Oishi
* Takeshi Masu
* Shiro Ito
* Yasushi Isayama - Masahiko Nishimura
* Sawamura Ikki "episodes 5, 8"
* Guest - Yoko Moriguchi

Momonoki Jaguars

* Sho Isayama - Shouhei Kawaguchi
* Konsuke - Naruki Matsukawa
* Tomohiro Kumatani
* Junya Kawakita

External links

* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wonderful_Life_(Fuji_TV) Wonderful Life] D-Addicts wiki page (also source)
* [http://jdorama.com/drama.814.htm Wonderful Life] JDorama page