BEACH BOYS

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* 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.

Cast


* Sorimachi Takashi as Sakurai Hiromi
* Takenouchi Yutaka as Suzuki Kaito
* Hirosue Ryoko as Izumi Makoto
* Inamori Izumi as Maeda Haruko
* Mike Maki as Izumi Masaru
* Akimoto Yuki as Yamazaki Sakura (Kaito's girlfriend)
* Hara Sachie as Terao Hazuki
* Hiraga Masaomi as the taxi driver
* Takei Isao (????) as the postman
* Kawaoka Daijiro as Yosuke, Makoto's classmate
* Sato Hitomi as Yuuko, Makoto's classmate
* Tsuji Kaori as Hara Fujiko (Hiromi's former girlfriend)
* Hiraizumi Sei as Kaito's boss
* Tanaka Yoshiko
* Okayama Hajime
* Hatano Hiroko
* Kirishima Karen (SP)
* Shinohara Ryoko (SP), Hiromi's new girlfriend
* Ryu Raita (SP)
* Kimura Yoshino (SP), the girl in the plane

Awards

* 14th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Casting
* 14th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best supporting actress: Hirosue Ryoko
* 14th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Screenwriter: Okada Yoshikazu
* 14th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Choreograph