The Way We Live

The Way We Live — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 6, 2004
• Runtime
• 45 min
• TMDB score
• 6

The Way We Live — Cast

Koyuki Yura Kitajima Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Tetsuro Koyanagi Ryo Kanako Koyanagi Mikihisa Azuma Koji Miyabayashi Sayaka Yamaguchi Mami Tsuboi Jun Kaname Hajime Kishimoto Ren Osugi Yoshiro Koyanagi Fumiyo Kohinata Keiichi Inoue