Overview
Directors: Reiko Ishizaka, Kensaku Sawada, Tatsuaki Kimura
Screen Writer: Yoshikazu Okada
Producers: Chihiro Kameyama, Ichiro Takai
Music: Satoshi Takebe
Awards: 4 wins
Cast
Takashi Sorimachi |
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Hiromi Sakurai |
Yutaka Takenouchi
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Kaito Suzuki |
Ryoko Hirosue |
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Makoto Izumi |
Izumi Inamori |
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Haruko Maeda |
Maki Mike |
... | Masaru Izumi |
Yuki Akimoto |
... | Sakura Yamazaki |
Sachie Hara |
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Hazuki Terao |
Masaomi Hiraga |
... | taxi driver |
Isao Takei |
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postman |
Daijiro Kawaoka |
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Yosuke |
Hitomi Sato |
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Yuuko |
Kaori Tsuji |
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Fujiko Hara |
Sei Hiraizumi |
... | Kaito's boss |
Theme Song
Takashi Sorimachi, Richie Sambora … Forever
Description
Upon getting thrown out of his girlfriend Fujiko's apartament, Hiromi decides to head for the ocean. En route, he crosses path with Kaito, 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 become's 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.
Sequel
Beach Boys Special (1998) to Beach Boys Special page.
Screenshots
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