A sudden encounter between a gracefully attractive but mysterious woman, Saki (Nakama Yukie), and an ordinary housewife, Eriko (Dan Rei), who has a happy family, causes Eriko's serene daily life to fall apart. Eriko's husband, Shinji (Watabe Atsuro) becomes the target of Saki's advances and finds himself caught between her and his wife. --jdramas

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  Nakama Yukie (Saki)

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  Watabe Atsuro (Yano Shinji)

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  Dan Rei (Yano Eriko)

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  Minami Keisuke (Matsui Rio)

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  Fujii Mina (Mashita Ami)

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  Kusabue Mitsuko (Unknown)

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• Feb 21, 2012 10 of 10 episodes seen

  Elernia
  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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  I just finished watching this about ten minutes ago and I have to say... wow. Why haven't I watched this drama before? It's amazing and I adored every minute of the suspense. It takes a lot to get me into a drama and its atmosphere, but Utsukushii Rinjin did it quite well. It's also rare for me to actually cry while watching a j-drama but I cried! I actually cried three times during this one and I couldn't stop watching it episode after episode. Nakama Yukie is eerie in this one, definitely a lot different from the silly teacher I'd seen in Gokusen. It shows a completely other side of her acting. A nice surprise to me was the music they used for this, which is TVXQ's Keep Your Head Down. It's one of my favorite Korean songs and I squealed in happiness whenever I heard it. It's actually a very good songs for the intense situations this drama is full of. A hidden gem, indeed, I definitely recommend this one if you like suspense and real drama! read more

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• Jun 3, 2011 10 of 10 episodes seen

  atheistium
  3 of 4 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  8
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  I'm used to Nakama Yukie's more energetic and happy roles but her version of an obsessed mother and deceiving woman is spin-chilling. She's brilliant!
  
  
  
  Unlike most Japanese drama, the acting is not over done and sets a more serious and believable tone to the series. The music gets a little repetitive, having the same theme played during the episode and then the same song at the end.
  
  
  
  It tugs at the heart strings, has you gasping at the disloyalty and questioning who to believe. Utsukushii Rinjin is a brilliant introduction into thriller drama and one worth sinking your teeth into.

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  Arifureta Kiseki

  Nakama Yukie also plays her role superbly. Make sure subtitles are decent. Look for ones by Momoflower. Not a suspense drama. Family drama with a little funny business. The 'miracle' is really there but subtle. I didn't know why the Irish dance the way they do before I saw this. Always in the background is the impact of losing WWII on the three following generations of Japanese. But of course this is barely mentioned at all.

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