14-sai No Haha (2006)

STORY -
The drama goes into the fallout of when a 14 year old girl becomes pregnant. The drama does bring up some interesting issues regarding teen pregnancy and comes off as quite anti-abortion. I was quite disappointed by the end of the drama because of unnecessary conflicts brought on by secondary characters.

ACTING/CAST -
Shida Mirai was the female lead and this was not one of her better performances. She often came across as flat and uninteresting. Miura Haruma who portrayed the father of the baby was another flat, uninspired character.
The only worthwhile performances were from Tanaka Misako as the all-bearing and brave mother of Shida Mirai's character. Also, kudos to the actress who played Miura's mother. She was an interesting and complicated character.

OVERALL -

The drama would have been much better if there was more believable acting from the lead characters and better plot development.

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☆Life is a Miracle☆

This drama shows how life truly is a miracle.

It brought me to tears in every episode.
The acting was so real it immersed me completely, the music was moving, and the story is not an everyday story that you would fall upon.

Seeing how brave Miki was is inspiring, as her cheerful personality grew into maturity with all the heart-brake was beautiful. And not only did they show her story but those around her, including depth in every character.

Her mother's love was so dear.
She told her, "You are the most important thing in the world to me." and, "I was born so that I could meet you." Later Miki said the same thing about her baby.

Her father loved for her so much tha Miki said, "My father cried, I've never seen him cry before."

The drama also showed how special and valuable the baby's life was, as well.
"Sora (her baby) is a child no one wanted. Not me, not Kirino-kun. Not Dad, not Mom, nor the school, either. Though right now Sora may be tiny, she's trying hard to live."

"Sora has taught me how important I am to my Father and Mother. How important school and having friends are. And just how much I love Kirino-kun."

14-year-old Mother is a beautiful drama that might be a bit too mature for some viewers but is definitely a drama I will never forget. Absolutely beautiful.

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