What a Wonderful Life (1993)

07/01/1993 (JP) • 54m

Drama

Overview

Yume (Asano) is a single mother raising a now teenage daughter, Haruka, by herself. She has trouble trusting men, as Haruka's real father Kunio left before Haruka was born, and her first marriage ended when her husband cheated on her. It is then though that she meets Kunio's younger brother, Mitsugu (played by Oda). He falls for her immediately, and sets out to win her heart despite her disbelief.

Top Billed Cast

Atsuko Asano

Yume Takahata (present)

12 Episodes

Yuji Oda

Mitsugu Shibaki

12 Episodes

Yasuko Tomita

Hatsune Ito

12 Episodes

Rie Tomosaka

Haruka Takahata

12 Episodes

Koichi Sato

Shimpei Hosaka

12 Episodes

Ken Tanaka

Kunio Nagasawa

12 Episodes

Asaka Seto

Yume Takahata (high school)

12 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1993 | 12 Episodes

Season 1 of What a Wonderful Life premiered on July 1, 1993.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

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