ビーチボーイズ

1997 - 1997

Summer, Strange Guys Show up, Two at Once

Episode 1

A recently dumped free spirit and an unlucky businessman unexpectedly meet on the way to a beach and start staying at a small guest house by the sea.

2nd Episode

Episode 2

Kaito's girlfriend comes to the Diamond Head, as does Hiromi's ex. That night, Kaito learns that Hiromi was once a swimmer with Olympic aspirations.

3rd Episode

Episode 3

Kaito returns to his company to work on a project. Hiromi sets out for Tokyo to do a favor for Masaru but finds an unexpected passenger in his car.

4th Episode

Episode 4

Kaito's former boss arrives at the guest house to find out why Kaito would give up his career. Makoto learns that Masaru wants her to meet her mother.

5th Episode

4th August 1997

Episode 5

A man arrives at the Diamond Head saying he's the swimmer who went to the Olympics in Hiromi's place — and that he wants to settle things with a race.

6th Episode

11th August 1997

Episode 6

Ahead of an annual fireworks show, Kaito feels dejected when Sakura decides not to come. Haruko alters an old summer robe to give to Makoto.

7th Episode

18th August 1997

Episode 7

Masaru brings a regular guest named Michie to the Diamond Head. She immediately takes charge and puts everyone to work cleaning up the guest house.

8th Episode

25th August 1997

Episode 8

As summer nears its end, Makoto grows anxious that Kaito and Hiromi will leave soon. Kaito offers to tutor Makoto's struggling classmate.

9th Episode

1st September 1997

Episode 9

Haruko gets a letter from her ex-husband saying he is bringing their son to meet her — and that he has not told the boy that she is his mother.

10th Episode

8th September 1997

Episode 10

With the guest house now empty, Masaru takes Hiromi and Kaito on a fishing trip. Haruko encourages Makoto to reach out to her estranged mother.

11th Episode

15th September 1997

Episode 11

Masaru attempts to surf again but wipes out. Hiromi and Kaito lend their support as he begins training so he can try catching a wave once more.

Final Episode

22nd September 1997

Episode 12

The Diamond Head's future becomes uncertain. Hiromi and Kaito resolve to follow Masaru's advice, and Haruko makes a decision about the guest house.

Top Cast

Takashi Sorimachi•Yutaka Takenouchi•Ryoko Hirosue

Director

Ishizaka Reiko

Hiromi and Kaito end up in a guesthouse run by an ageing surfer and his granddaughter Makoto. The summer passes amidst the comings and goings of guests, each one gradually discovering the others.

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Full Cast

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Takashi Sorimachi

Hiromi Sakurai

Yutaka Takenouchi Image

Yutaka Takenouchi

Kaito Suzuki

Ryoko Hirosue Image

Ryoko Hirosue

Makoto Izumi

Izumi Inamori Image

Izumi Inamori

Haruko Maeda

Mike Maki Image

Mike Maki

Masaru Izumi

Yûki Akimoto Image

Yûki Akimoto

Sakura Yamazaki

Sachie Hara Image

Sachie Hara

Hazuki Terao

Masaomi Hiraga Image

Masaomi Hiraga

Taxi Driver

Isao Takeno Image

Isao Takeno

Postman

Daijiro Kawaoka Image

Daijiro Kawaoka

Yosuke

Hitomi Sato Image

Hitomi Sato

Yuuko

Kaori Tsuji Image

Kaori Tsuji

Hara Fujiko

Yoshiko Tanaka Image

Yoshiko Tanaka

Keiko Izumi

Sei Hiraizumi Image

Sei Hiraizumi

Kaito's Boss

Full Crew

Ishizaka Reiko

Director

Chihiro Kameyama Image

Chihiro Kameyama

Producer

Kensaku Sawada Image

Kensaku Sawada

Director

Tatsuaki Kimura Image

Tatsuaki Kimura

Director

Yoshikazu Okada Image

Yoshikazu Okada

Screenplay

Takashi Sorimachi Image

Takashi Sorimachi

Theme Song Performance

Ichiro Takai

Producer

Satoshi Takebe

Original Music Composer

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