

Life
2007-06-30 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.5
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).
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- Keiko Suenobu
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- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
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Kie KitanoAyumu Shiiba
Saki FukudaManami Anzai
Yoshihiko HosodaKatsumi Sako
Megumi SekiMiki Hatori
Miki SakaiMasako Hiraoka
Asaka SetoWakae Toda
Miki MayaFumiko Shiiba
Suzu NatsumeRie Uda
Chika UemuraYukino Kadokura
Takahiro HōjōYuuki Sonoda
Haruka SuenagaMidori Iwamoto
Tomoya NakamuraAkira Kano
Kenichi YajimaMasashi Iwaki
Satoshi NikaidoYo Tasaki
Takehiko OnoDaijiro Anzai
Masanobu KatsumuraToshikatsu SakoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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