is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2004. It stars

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. 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 because 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 Kyōko Hasegawa, wants to become a lawyer. Her brother plays on Kirishima's baseball team, but she can't stand Kirishima.

Cast

* Akira Kirishima -

* Mizuki Isayama -

* Masayoshi Tsumasaka -

* Osamu Okegawa -

* Jiro Hayashi -

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* Nobuko Hayashi - Inuko Inuyama * Isao Onoda - Toshifumi Muramatsu * Sanae Onoda - Satoko Oshima * Mika Shinoda - Miyoko Yoshimoto * Touko Katsuragi -

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* Yukie Isayama -

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* Noboru Kaneko * Megumi Oishi * Takeshi Masu *

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* Yasushi Isayama -

Masahiko Nishimura is a Japanese theatre and film actor. He is best known for his comedic portrayals. Biography Nishimura was born on December 12, 1960 in Toyama, Toyama, Japan. While he attended Toyo University to study photography he met Kōki Mitani, a script ...

* Sawamura Ikki ''episodes 5, 8'' * Guest -

Yoko Moriguchi is a Japanese actress. She made her film debut with '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' in 1983. Filmography Film * '' Tora-san Goes Religious?'' (1983) * ''Final Take'' (1986) * ''Chichi'' (1988) * ''Kacho Shima Kosaku'' (1992) * ''Unloved'' (2001) ...

Momonoki Jaguars

* Sho Isayama - Shouhei Kawaguchi * Konsuke -

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* Tomohiro Kumatani * Junya Kawakita

References

External links

Wonderful Life
JDorama page {{DEFAULTSORT:Wonderful Life (2004 Tv Series) Japanese drama television series Television shows written by Yasushi Fukuda