Beautiful Rain (ビューティフルレイン) is a 2012 Japanese television series. It features actor Etsushi Toyokawa and Mana Ashida as Keisuke and Miu respectively, a father and daughter pair. Keisuke was suddenly diagnosed with Early-onset Alzheimer's disease, which drastically affected their family's life.

Beautiful Rain
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GenreDrama
StarringEtsushi Toyokawa, Mana Ashida
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time54 minutes
Production companiesFuji TV
Kyodo TV
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseJuly 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) –
September 2012 (2012-09)

Beautiful Rain was aired from 1 July 2012 as part of Fuji Television's Dramatic Sunday time slot, which airs every Sunday from 9pm to 9:54pm.[1]

Cast

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Episodes

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Episode title Romanized title Translation of title Broadcast date Ratings[2]
Ep. 1 最近、父ちゃんは忘れ物が多い… Saikin, tōchan wa wasuremono ga ōi… Recently, Dad seems to have forgotten many things... July 1, 2012 12.9%
Ep. 2 記憶を失うとき一番大切な人を傷つける Kioku o ushinau toki ichiban taisetsunahito o kizutsukeru When you lose your memory, the most important people to you will be hurt July 8, 2012 9.5%
Ep. 3 …父ちゃん、アルツハイマーってなに? … Tōchan, arutsuhaimā tte nani? ...Dad, what is Alzheimer's? July 15, 2012 8.6%
Ep. 4 母が遺した贈り物…父娘の切ない約束 Haha ga nokoshita okurimono… chichi musume no setsunai yakusoku The gift that your mother left behind... The painful pact between dad and mom July 22, 2012 13.0%
Ep. 5 忘れたくない…父と娘の夏の想い出 Wasuretakunai… chichitoko no natsu no omoide The memory that I do not want to forget...The memories of a father's and daughter's summer together July 29, 2012 9.5%
Ep. 6 親子だからこそ…、言えない秘密 Oyakodakara koso…, ienai himitsu That is why between a parent and a child... there is no secrets that cannot be said August 5, 2012 10.9%
Ep. 7 二人で暮らせない辛い父の決断… Futari de kurasenai tsurai chichi no ketsudan… Father's painful decision that the two of us cannot live together August 12, 2012 8.0%
Ep. 8 親なのに、離れる。親だから、離れる Oyananoni, hanareru. Oyadakara, hanareru Parents will leave nonetheless, so parents, please leave August 19, 2012 8.7%
Ep. 9 娘の未来のために…今、伝えるべき真実 Musume no mirai no tameni… ima, tsutaerubeki shinjitsu For the sake of my daughter's future, I will tell the truth now August 26, 2012 9.3%
Ep. 10 父ちゃん、美雨の事忘れちゃうの? Tōchan, Miu no koto wasure chau no? Dad, have you forgotten about Miu's things? September 2, 2012 10.5%
Ep. 11 残された時間、娘のために今できること Nokosa reta jikan, musume no tame ni imadekirukoto Do what you can now with your daughter in the time that you have left. September 9, 2012 9.6%
Ep. 12 私が全部おぼえているよ Watashi ga zenbu oboete iru yo I will remember everything. September 16, 2012 9.6%
Ratings for Kanto region (average rating: 10.1%)[2]

References

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  1. ^ 豊川悦司、芦田愛菜にデレデレ「特に顔が好き、好みのタイプ」. Oricon, Inc. (in Japanese). 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  2. ^ a b "Show schedule and ratings". Audience Rating Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
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Preceded by
Kazoku no Uta
(15/4/2012 - 3/6/2012)
Fuji TV Dramatic Sunday
ドラマチック・サンデー
Sundays 21:00 - 21:54 (JST)
Succeeded by
Tokyo Airport: Air Traffic Controller
(14/10/2012 - December 2012)