DRAMA
Light of My Life
DRAMA
2000
50 mins Episode(s): 1
English
English
English
English
Nominated as one of the Best 8 Dramas in Asia at the International Emmy Awards.
Yuko, indecisive about her future, submits a blank report about her college plans.
As punishment, she spends summer vacation helping her mother deliver meals to the elderly.
She meets Gansan, a stubborn old man whom she dislikes at first, but eventually comes to love. Realizing Gansan paints to relieve loneliness, Yuko arranges for him to meet his estranged son.
This program captures the beautiful evolution of Yuko’s relationship with Gansan and how they ultimatley light up each other’s lives.
Yuko, indecisive about her future, submits a blank report about her college plans.
As punishment, she spends summer vacation helping her mother deliver meals to the elderly.
She meets Gansan, a stubborn old man whom she dislikes at first, but eventually comes to love. Realizing Gansan paints to relieve loneliness, Yuko arranges for him to meet his estranged son.
This program captures the beautiful evolution of Yuko’s relationship with Gansan and how they ultimatley light up each other’s lives.
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