Long Vacation

Name: Long Vacation
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996-04-15
Cast: Takuya Kimura, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Izumi Inamori, Takako Matsu

ENDED1 Season11 Episodes★ 8.6

Long Vacation is a drama series on Fuji TV that premiered in 1996, ending after 1 season and 11 episodes.

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NetworkFuji TV

First AiredApr 15, 1996

Last AiredJun 24, 1996

GenreDrama

Runtime45 min

Created ByEriko Kitagawa

Original Titleロングバケーション

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionFuji Television Network

Overview from TMDB

Minami who is dumped by her ex-boyfriend, Asakura, on their wedding day. She later meets Sena, Asakura's ex-roommate and a pianist, and lives with him as she has no other place to stay. What will happen to her during this long vacation?

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Cast

Takuya Kimura

Hidetoshi Sena

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Minami Hayama

Yutaka Takenouchi

Shinji Hayama

Izumi Inamori

Momoko Koishikawa

Takako Matsu

Ryoko Okusawa

Ryo

Rumiko Himuro

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 11 episodes

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Minami and Sena meet when Sena's apartment-mate, Asakura, jilts Minami on their wedding day. Minami learns from Sena that Asakura has left, whereabouts unknown. Sena allows Minami to move into the apartment, since she is penniless, having given all her money to Asakura, and cannot pay the rent on her apartment. This is the beginning of a romance between Sena and Minami. Minami and Sena confide in and console each other about their relationship problems and their lack of success in life.

E1Runaway Groom

Apr 15, 199673m

Minami goes to her groom, Asakura's house on their wedding day because he hasn't arrived at the wedding venue yet. She meets Sena, a pianist who is Asakura's former roommate before he moved out without Minami knowing. Desperately, Minami even offers marriage to Sena.

E2Vacation from the Heavens

Apr 22, 199651m

Shinji shows up at Minami's place with Rumi and mistakes Sena as his brother-in-law. Surprisingly, Shinji plays the piano really well. Meanwhile, Sena explains to Ryoko about who Minami is and asks Ryoko to go to a recital with him. Afterward, they go to a restaurant for dinner and accidentally meet Minami who is quite drunk already.

E3The Cocktail

Apr 29, 199651m

Minami has some trouble at work and is later fired, but she quickly adjusts herself. She wants to apologize for what happened at the restaurant, so she offers to bring Sena and Ryoko to Shinji's club. It turns out that Ryoko and Shinji have met before. They hit it off at the club right away which breaks Sena's heart. After Minami and Sena return home, they learn about some surprising news.

E4A Machine Gun

May 6, 199651m

Shinji doesn't go home to Rumi after taking Ryoko home. Everyone is worried that they might sleep together. Sena is especially down because of it. Ryoko meets Minami at a restaurant to talk about what happened and Sena also goes to the same place with Professor Sasaki.

E5The Concert

May 13, 199651m

After Sena confesses his feelings for Ryoko, she accepts it. They start dating but still discover some incompatibilities. Meanwhile, Sugisaki asks Minami to go to a concert with her. At the concert, she meets Ryoko and Shinji.

E6KISS

May 20, 199651m

Ryoko breaks up with Sena, saying she likes someone else. Sena gets depressed, but luckily, Minami is there for him. As for Minami, after failing another interview, with the help of Sugisaki, she finally finds a job as his assistant. Ryoko, on the other hand, encouraged by Momoko, decides to confess her feelings to Shinji. Sena and Minami kiss for the first time.

E7The Confession

May 27, 199651m

Minami is distracted because she keeps thinking about her kiss with Sena and she loses an important envelope from work. She keeps searching for it but to no avail. Meanwhile, Professor Sasaki invites Sena to join a music competition. If he wins, he'll become a pianist in Boston. Shinji lives at Sena's house after he is kicked out by Rumi.

E8Say Goodbye

Jun 3, 199651m

Minami decides to move out of Sena's place. Meanwhile, Sena finally joins the piano competition. However, he then finds out that Minami is leaving. As for Minami, she learns that Sugisaki has divorced and has a child which concerns her a lot.

E9The Piano

Jun 10, 199651m

Sena originally plans to join the piano competition, but he suddenly decides that it's time to stop playing the piano instead. He quits his job in the music classroom and finds a regular job. Once Minami finds out, she is determined not to let Sena give up.

E10The Last Memory

Jun 17, 199651m

Sena enters the competition after talking to Minami. On the other hand, Sugisaki proposes to Minami, but she doesn't reply. When Sena finds out about the proposal, he is devastated. However, sadness helps him play the piano better as he passes the competition.

E11The Long Vacation is Over

Jun 24, 199651m

After performing well in the preliminary competition, Sena is offered to sign with a music label. However, if he agrees to sign, he can't join the competition anymore. The people around him aren't optimistic that he'll win the competition and advise him to withdraw. Meanwhile, Minami and Sena sleep together, but they are unsure about the status of their relationship and what the future holds for both of them.

About Long Vacation

Long Vacation is a drama series on Fuji TV. The show first aired on Apr 15, 1996 and currently has 1 season and 11 episodes. Long Vacation has ended. It has a rating of 8.6/10 based on 44 votes. The cast includes Takuya Kimura, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Izumi Inamori, Takako Matsu. Created by Eriko Kitagawa.