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==Details==
 
==Details==
*'''Title:''' ビーチボーイズ / Beach Boys
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*'''Title:''' ビーチボーイズ
*'''Episodes:''' 12 plus 1 special
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*'''Title (English):''' Beach Boys
*'''Genre:''' Romance renzoku drama, sport
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*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Air time:'''
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*'''Genre:''' Comedy
*'''Viewership:''' 26.5%
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*'''Episodes:''' 12 + 1 SP
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*'''Viewership ratings:''' 26.5%
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV
 
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 1997-07-07 to 1997-09-22
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 1997-Jul-07 to 1997-Sep-22
*'''Theme Song:''' [[Forever (song)|Forever]] by [[Sorimachi Takashi]] & [[Wikipedia:Richie Sambora|Richie Sambora]]
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*'''Air time:''' [[Getsuku|Monday 21:00]]
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*'''Theme song:''' ''Forever'' by [[Sorimachi Takashi]] & [[Wikipedia:Richie Sambora|Richie Sambora]]
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
Having nothing to do, ex-Olympic candidate swimmer, Hiromi, decides to go to the beach after being thrown out of his girlfriend's house. While there, he meets Kaito, an elite salaryman of a big company, who comes with the purpose of cooling himself down. Both then arrives a lodging house where they stay on for their summer vacation ... and unknowingly, they grow to like the place very much. ''-- JDorama.com''
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Upon getting thrown out of his girlfriend Fujiko's apartment, Hiromi (Sorimachi) decides to head for the ocean. En route, he crosses paths with Kaito (Takenouchi), an elite employee of a large multinational trading company in Tokyo who is running away from his problems at work after losing a key client. The two stumble into a quiet B&B on the beach run by the aging surfer Masaru and his high-school-aged granddaughter Makoto. Hiromi immediately applies to work there for the summer, and Kaito is forced to join him after he loses his wallet. The two share a room, with Hiromi trying to make friends, and Kaito at first resisting, unimpressed by Hiromi's devil-may-care attitude. Slowly over the ensuing episodes, Kaito becomes more and more at home in this sleepy rural town, and begins to wonder if he should give up his pursuit of success in the big city, and try to relax, and enjoy himself more. When he returns to Tokyo to finish his work, Hiromi and Makoto come to lure him back, but when he returns to the B&B, his boss and girlfriend Sakura likewise come looking for him.
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==SP Synopsis==
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3 months have passed since the events on the beach. Kaito works for a marine biologist (Kirishima Karen) whereas Hiromi dates the heiress (Shinohara Ryoko) of a Hawaiian hotel owner. When Kaito's work takes him to the island as well, they run into each other by chance. Makoto and Haruko now run the B&B back in Japan. One day they win a trip which will make the reunion complete.
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==User/Viewer Ratings==
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<vote type=1/>
  
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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*[[Sorimachi Takashi]] as Sakurai Hiromi
 
*[[Takenouchi Yutaka]] as Suzuki Kaito
 
*[[Takenouchi Yutaka]] as Suzuki Kaito
*[[Sorimachi Takashi]] as Sakurai Hiromi
 
 
*[[Hirosue Ryoko]] as Izumi Makoto
 
*[[Hirosue Ryoko]] as Izumi Makoto
 
*[[Inamori Izumi]] as Maeda Haruko
 
*[[Inamori Izumi]] as Maeda Haruko
*[[Ojiro Kawasaki]]
 
*[[Kawaoka Daijiro]] as Yosuke
 
*[[Akimoto Yuki]] as Yamazaki Sakura
 
 
*[[Mike Maki]] as Izumi Masaru
 
*[[Mike Maki]] as Izumi Masaru
*[[Tsuji Kaori]]
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*[[Akimoto Yuki]] as Yamazaki Sakura (Kaito's girlfriend)
*[[Hara Sachie]]
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*[[Hara Sachie]] as Terao Hazuki
*[[Sato Hitomi]]
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*[[Hiraga Masaomi]] as the taxi driver
*[[Hiraga Masaomi]]
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*[[Takeno Isao]] as the postman
*[[Shinohara Ryoko]] (SP)
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*[[Kawaoka Daijiro]] as Yosuke, Makoto's classmate
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*[[Sato Hitomi]] as Yuuko, Makoto's classmate
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*[[Tsuji Kaori]] as Hara Fujiko (Hiromi's former girlfriend)
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*[[Hiraizumi Sei]] as Kaito's boss
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*[[Tanaka Yoshiko]]
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*[[Okayama Hajime]]
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*[[Hatano Hiroko]]
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*[[Yamanaka So]]
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*[[Asaji Yoko]] as Kikuta Michie (ep7)
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*[[Kirishima Karen]] (SP)
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*[[Shinohara Ryoko]] (SP), Hiromi's new girlfriend
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*[[Ryu Raita]] (SP)
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*[[Kimura Yoshino]] (SP), the girl on the plane
  
 
==Production Credits==
 
==Production Credits==
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Okada Yoshikazu]]
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Okada Yoshikazu]]
*'''Producer:'''
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*'''Producer:''' [[Kameyama Chihiro]] (亀山千広), [[Takai Ichiro]]
*'''Director:''' [[Ishizaka Reiko]] and [[Sawada Kensaku]]
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*'''Director:''' [[Miyamoto Rieko]], [[Sawada Kensaku]], [[Kimura Tatsuaki]]
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*'''Music:''' [[Takebe Satoshi]] (武部聡志)
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==Awards==
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*'''14th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Casting
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*'''14th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best supporting actress: [[Hirosue Ryoko]]
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*'''14th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Screenwriter: [[Okada Yoshikazu]]
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*'''14th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Cinematography
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[http://www.fujitv.co.jp/jp/b_hp/bboys/ Fuji TV page]
 
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.35.htm JDorama.com]
 
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.35.htm JDorama.com]
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{{SeasonRing|Fuji TV|[[Getsuku (Fuji TV)|Monday 21:00]]|Spring 1997|[[Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2]]|Autumn 1997|[[Love Generation]]}}
  
 
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[[Category:Fuji TV]]

Latest revision as of 01:56, 2 January 2026

Beach Boys

Details

  • Title: ビーチボーイズ
  • Title (English): Beach Boys
  • Format: Renzoku
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Episodes: 12 + 1 SP
  • Viewership ratings: 26.5%
  • Broadcast network: Fuji TV
  • Broadcast period: 1997-Jul-07 to 1997-Sep-22
  • Air time: Monday 21:00
  • Theme song: Forever by Sorimachi Takashi & Richie Sambora

Synopsis

Upon getting thrown out of his girlfriend Fujiko's apartment, Hiromi (Sorimachi) decides to head for the ocean. En route, he crosses paths with Kaito (Takenouchi), an elite employee of a large multinational trading company in Tokyo who is running away from his problems at work after losing a key client. The two stumble into a quiet B&B on the beach run by the aging surfer Masaru and his high-school-aged granddaughter Makoto. Hiromi immediately applies to work there for the summer, and Kaito is forced to join him after he loses his wallet. The two share a room, with Hiromi trying to make friends, and Kaito at first resisting, unimpressed by Hiromi's devil-may-care attitude. Slowly over the ensuing episodes, Kaito becomes more and more at home in this sleepy rural town, and begins to wonder if he should give up his pursuit of success in the big city, and try to relax, and enjoy himself more. When he returns to Tokyo to finish his work, Hiromi and Makoto come to lure him back, but when he returns to the B&B, his boss and girlfriend Sakura likewise come looking for him.

SP Synopsis

3 months have passed since the events on the beach. Kaito works for a marine biologist (Kirishima Karen) whereas Hiromi dates the heiress (Shinohara Ryoko) of a Hawaiian hotel owner. When Kaito's work takes him to the island as well, they run into each other by chance. Makoto and Haruko now run the B&B back in Japan. One day they win a trip which will make the reunion complete.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.14
(7 votes)

Cast

Production Credits

Awards

External Links




Spring 1997
Fuji TV
Autumn 1997
Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2
Monday 21:00
Love Generation