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A Life: Itoshiki Hito

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2017
  • 54m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
418
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A Life: Itoshiki Hito (2017)
Medical DramaDrama

A skilled surgeon returns after a decade to treat his mentor, navigating complex relationships and redefining healthcare amidst love, jealousy, and ambition.A skilled surgeon returns after a decade to treat his mentor, navigating complex relationships and redefining healthcare amidst love, jealousy, and ambition.A skilled surgeon returns after a decade to treat his mentor, navigating complex relationships and redefining healthcare amidst love, jealousy, and ambition.

  • Stars
    • Takuya Kimura
    • Yûko Takeuchi
    • Ken'ichi Matsuyama
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    418
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Takuya Kimura
      • Yûko Takeuchi
      • Ken'ichi Matsuyama
    • 4User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Takuya Kimura
    Takuya Kimura
    • Kazuaki Okita
    • 2017
    Yûko Takeuchi
    Yûko Takeuchi
    • Mifuyu Danjo
    • 2017
    Ken'ichi Matsuyama
    Ken'ichi Matsuyama
    • Souta Igawa
    • 2017
    Fumino Kimura
    • Yuki Shibata
    • 2017
    Nanao
    Nanao
    • Minori Sakakibara
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    Mitsuhiro Oikawa
    • Keigo Hamura
    • 2017
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    Tadanobu Asano
    • Masao Danjo
    • 2017
    Mia Sakisaka
    • Chika Sanjo
    • 2017
    Ryôsuke Takei
    • Tetsuo Shirakawa
    • 2017
    Junpei Yasui
    • Ryou Kurotani
    • 2017
    Chisun
    • Reiko Akagi
    • 2017
    Takashi Kobayashi
    • Takayuki Sanada
    • 2017
    Yûya Takayama
    • 2017
    Kômei Ichino
    • 2017
    Saki Takenoya
    • Rina Danjo
    • 2017
    Akira Emoto
    • Toranosuke Danjo
    • 2017
    Shota Taniguchi
    • Tatsuhiko Chazawa
    • 2017
    Min Tanaka
    Min Tanaka
    • Isshin Okita
    • 2017
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    5thefontaines-665-273478

    I tried. The bizarre music selections ruined it for me

    The music did not go along with the drama. It was weird and obtrusive oftentimes overpowering the dialogue. They might have been trying to do ER edgy music, but it didn't fit the slow pace and style of the drama. The music was retro, like 90s style.

    Also, the story was centered around one of the doctors who has (I only got to episode 5) a brain tumor. And for some reason, this doctor doesn't seem to know she had a brain scan at some point. Why and how? LOL! Maybe I missed it. Being a doctor, she would have wanted to see the scans and know the results, right?

    Anyway, I don't need to keep wasting my time on this. :-(
    pactfo

    Good series ruined by ridiculous ending!

    Japanese tv series of 10 episodes about a highly skilled surgeon who is returning to Japan after having worked in the US for 10 years. He meets his old fiance who is a doctor now and working in the same hospital. She is now married to an old friend of him who is the vice director in that same hospital. However this old friend more or less had stolen the fiance by sending the surgeon away to the US. He is a douchebag, a terrible husband and very jealous. So far the story is promising I would say. Japan is a country where honor, values and hierarchy play an important role. In the last episode the male lead's acts are not very believable, the female lead is still naive beyond belief and the lack of punishment for the vice director is laughable. These things make the last episode completely ridiculous and ruined the story. 3 of 10 stars ⭐⭐⭐

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 2017 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • A LIFE
    • Production company
      • Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
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      54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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