Fure Fure Jinsei (Here's to Life)

Yuki Matsushita plays an Akita woman who leaves her unappealing fiance behind and jumps on a train to Tokyo after accidentally meeting the husband (Junichi Ishida) and three kids of her best friend, Shiori, who has deserted them for a life in the sex industry. Also on the train is "Super Happy" supermarket manager Hidekazu Akai and his daughter. He also turns out to be a friend of Shiori's. (Wm. Penn, Daily Yomiuri, July 4, 2001).

[NTV Synopsis]: Makoto is sure she's headed for happiness as her wedding day approaches, but suddenly her world falls apart around her. She suffers a miscarriage, puts the wedding on hold, and quits her job. Her dream was to make a happy family, and now she is at the depths of despair. Starting to resent everything in her life, she runs into her friend's husband and children whom her friend had abandoned nine years ago. In a rash moment, she pays off her friend's husband, buys her friend's life for 10 million yen, and becomes a mother. It's her chance to hit the "reset" button on her life and start over fresh… A celebration of life itself, this drama explores the despair of Makoto's life, and her rise to the challenge to rediscover happiness. Here's to life!

Cast: Matsushita Yuki, Ishida Junichi, Moriku Miko and more.
NETWORK: NTV
THEME SONG: "Himawari" by Elliott, "Lookin' for love" by Vlidge
DURATION: July 2, 2001 through September 2001
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