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The Way We Live

TV·2004–2004·1 season, 12 episodes·Fuji TV·Drama·45m

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The theme of this drama series is the bonds between parents and children and between husband and wife. What does it mean to love another person? What does it mean to live? And what is true happiness? One day a man is suddenly told by his wife that she wants a divorce. He had always thought he was a good husband. Up to now, he had always complied with her wishes. But without telling him why, she gathers up all her belongings and leaves, leaving behind only their 7-year-old daughter. So now life as a twosome begins for him and his daughter Rin. But there's an awkward atmosphere in the house. Unwillingly performing household chores he's not used to doing and left to care for Rin, Tetsuro becomes angry and stressed out, without really knowing how Rin feels inside.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Way We Live S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 8.0
  2. 02The Way We Live S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 8.0
  3. 03The Way We Live S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 8.0

Castfull cast & details

KoyukiKoyukiYura KitajimaTsuyoshi KusanagiTsuyoshi KusanagiTetsuro KoyanagiRyoRyoKanako KoyanagiMikihisa AzumaMikihisa AzumaKoji MiyabayashiSayaka YamaguchiSayaka YamaguchiMami TsuboiJun KanameJun KanameHajime KishimotoRen OsugiRen OsugiYoshiro KoyanagiFumiyo KohinataFumiyo KohinataKeiichi Inoue

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2004Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Way We Live S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1January 6, 2004 8.0
  2. S01E02The Way We Live S01E02Episode 2January 13, 2004 8.0
  3. S01E03The Way We Live S01E03Episode 3January 20, 2004 8.0
  4. S01E04The Way We Live S01E04Episode 4January 27, 2004 8.0
  5. S01E05The Way We Live S01E05Episode 5February 3, 2004 8.0
  6. S01E06The Way We Live S01E06Episode 6February 10, 2004 8.0
  7. S01E07The Way We Live S01E07Episode 7February 17, 2004 8.0
  8. S01E08The Way We Live S01E08Episode 8February 24, 2004—
  9. S01E09The Way We Live S01E09Episode 9March 2, 2004—
  10. S01E10The Way We Live S01E10Episode 10March 9, 2004—
  11. S01E11The Way We Live S01E11Episode 11March 16, 2004—
  12. S01E12The Way We Live S01E12Episode 12March 23, 2004—

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