Long Vacation

Details

Title: ロングバケーション
Title (English): Long Vacation
Episodes: 11
Genre: Romance
Air time: Monday 21:00
Viewership rating: 29.1%
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 1996-Apr-15 to 1996-Jun-24
Theme Song: La La La Love Song by Toshinobu Kubota with Naomi Campbell

Synopsis

Senna, 24 (Kimura Takuya) is a college graduate who dreams of becoming a world class pianist. He teaches piano at a local piano school. Minami, 31 (Yamaguchi Tomoko) is an out of work model. On her wedding day, she gets dumped by her fiance, and loses all of her savings, which she gave to her fiance. Her fiance turns out to be Senna's former roommate. She rushes to Senna's apartment and finds out that her fiance has skipped town. With no money, and no where to go she moves in with Senna.

Senna likes Ryoko (Matsu Takako) who is a sophomore in college. He likes her a lot but just doesn't have the courage to ask her out. Koishikawa (Inamori) is Minami's best friend and is also a model. She provides much of the comedic relief in this show. Shinji (Takenouchi Yutaka) is Minami's younger brother who just happens to be better than Senna at piano. He opens a bar/nite club. Rumiko (Ryou) plays Shinji's girlfriend. Sasaki (Morimoto) is Senna's professor at college and is always encouraging Senna to perform at the next piano competition. Long vacation is about Senna Hidetoshi Kimura Takuya, a pianist who can't express his feelings, and Minami Yamaguchi Tomoko, a model who isn't really popular.

Casts

Kimura Takuya as Hidetoshi Senna
Yamaguchi Tomoko as Hayama Minami
Matsu Takako as Okusawa Ryoko
Takenouchi Yutaka as Hayama Shinji
Inamori Izumi as Koishikawa Momoko
Ryo as Himuro Rumiko
Hirosue Ryoko as Takako Saito
Morimoto Leo
Kobayashi Susumu
Toyohara Kosuke as Sugisaki Tetsuya
Tate Misato
Tadano Atsuko
Ito Yoshinori

Episode Ratings

Ep 01：1996-04-15 30.6 ％
Ep 02：1996-04-22 28.3 ％
Ep 03：1996-04-29 29.0 ％
Ep 04：1996-05-06 27.6 ％
Ep 05：1996-05-13 27.9 ％
Ep 06：1996-05-20 25.5 ％
Ep 07：1996-05-27 27.7 ％
Ep 08：1996-06-03 29.9 ％
Ep 09：1996-06-10 29.1 ％
Ep 10：1996-06-17 28.6 ％
Ep 11：1996-06-24 36.7 ％

Production Credits

Producer: Kameyama Chihiro (龜山千廣), 杉尾敦弘
Director: Nagayama Kozo, Suzuki Masayuki, Usui Yuji
Screenwriter: Kitagawa Eriko
Music by: CAGNET

Television Drama Awards 1996-06-26

Best drama: Long vacation
Best actor: Kimura Takuya/ Long vacation
Best actress : Yamaguchi Tomoko/ Long vacation
Best supporting actor : Yutaka Takenouchi/ Long vacation
Best supporting actress: Inamori Izumi/ Long vacation
Best newcomer: Matsu Takako/ Long vacation
Best outfit: Yamaguchi Tomoko/ Long vacation
Best scriptwriter: Eriko Kitagawa/ Long vacation
Best cast: Long vacation
Best opening: Long vacation

External Links