Wonderful Life (2004 TV series)

Wonderful Life (ワンダフルライフ, Wandafuru Raifu) is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2004.

It stars Takashi Sorimachi, Kyōko Hasegawa, Norito Yashima, and Ken Horiuchi.

Akira Kirishima, played by Takashi Sorimachi, is the most famous baseball player in Japan.

His family abandons him and he decides to spend his time coaching at a local young boys baseball team.

Takashi plays the popular baseball player who gives kids the hope that "dreams come true", but in reality he is arrogant and a selfish flirt who spends his money pointlessly.