A LIFE ~愛しき人~ (2017): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2017, A LIFE ~愛しき人~ is a drama series.

What it’s about. When Okita Kazuaki was starting out as a doctor, he was forced to resign from the hospital. He left his girlfriend Danjo Mifuyu behind and went to the US alone. 10 years go by and he comes back as a surgeon with outstanding skills to save his former teacher from illness. His teacher is none other than his ex-girlfriend’s father. In the time that Okita was away, Mifuyu had married his own good friend Masao, who is now the deputy director and the heir of the hospital. To make matters worse, this friend was the one who plotted to drive him out form the hospital 10 years ago. Okita has to face all sorts of ordeals to save his teacher. But he never gives up amid the swirl of love, desire, friendship, jealousy and pride. Okita may be awkward but deals with patients with all his heart. His way of life gets the people working at the hospital to start asking themselves what real healthcare is.

Who’s in it. A LIFE ~愛しき人~ stars Takuya Kimura as Okita Kazuaki, Yuko Takeuchi as Danjo Mifuyu, Kenichi Matsuyama as Igawa Sota and Fumino Kimura as Shibata Yuki, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, A LIFE ~愛しき人~ has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A LIFE ~愛しき人~ page.

If you liked it. Fans of A LIFE ~愛しき人~ tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.