What a Wonderful Life
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What a Wonderful Life

★ 8.5/10 TMDB Premiered 1993-07-01 1 season 12 eps

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.

Last Episode Aired 1993-09-16
S1E12 — Episode 12
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Billed Cast
Atsuko Asano
Atsuko Asano
Yume Takahata (present)
Yuji Oda
Yuji Oda
Mitsugu Shibaki
Yasuko Tomita
Yasuko Tomita
Hatsune Ito
Rie Tomosaka
Rie Tomosaka
Haruka Takahata
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Shimpei Hosaka
Ken Tanaka
Ken Tanaka
Kunio Nagasawa
Asaka Seto
Asaka Seto
Yume Takahata (high school)
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