A LIFE

Details

 * Title: A LIFE
 * Tagline: 愛しき人 / Itoshiki Hito
 * Format: Renzoku
 * Genre: Medical, romance
 * Episodes: 10
 * Viewership ratings: 14.52%
 * Broadcast network: TBS
 * Broadcast period: 2017-Jan-15 to 2017-Mar-19
 * Air time: Sunday 21:00
 * Theme song: Still Alive by B'z

Synopsis
When Surgeon Okita Kazuaki was a rookie doctor, he was kicked out of the hospital due to his friend's Danjo Masao plan. He left for the U.S., leaving behind his girlfriend Mifuyu. With his hard work, he became an excellent surgeon. 10 years later, he comes back to Japan by request of Mifuyu's father, who is a hospital director. Mifuyu is now married to Danjo Masao. -- TV Japan

Cast

 * Kimura Takuya as Okita Kazuaki
 * Takeuchi Yuko as Danjo Mifuyu
 * Matsuyama Kenichi as Igawa Sota
 * Kimura Fumino as Shibata Yuki
 * Nanao as Sakakibara Minori
 * Emoto Akira as Danjo Toranosuke
 * Tanaka Min as Okita Isshin
 * Kobayashi Takashi as Sanada Takayuki
 * Oikawa Mitsuhiro as Hamura Keigo
 * Asano Tadanobu as Danjo Masao
 * Takenoya Saki as Danjo Rina

Production Credits

 * Screenwriter: Hashibe Atsuko
 * Producer: Setoguchi Katsuaki, Higashinaka Keigo
 * Director: Hirakawa Yuichiro, Kato Arata, Kimura Hisashi
 * Music: Sato Naoki

Recognitions

 * 92nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Asano Tadanobu
 * 20th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 2017): Best Drama
 * 20th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 2017): Best Actor - Kimura Takuya
 * 20th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 2017): Best Supporting Actor - Matsuyama Kenichi
 * 20th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 2017): Best Supporting Actress - Kimura Fumino

Trivia

 * Kimura Takuya and Takeuchi Yuko reunite through this drama after 13 years. They acted together in drama Pride.