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| Long Vacation | |
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 Long Vacation DVD/Blu-Ray cover | |
| Kanji | ロングバケーション |
| Genre | Drama, romance |
| Written by | Eriko Kitagawa[1] |
| Directed by | Kōzō Nagayama Masayuki Suzuki Hirotsugu Usui |
| Starring | Takuya Kimura Tomoko Yamaguchi |
| Opening theme | La La La Love Song (Toshinobu Kubota) |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Release | 15 April – 24 June 1996 |
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Long Vacation (ロングバケーション, also known as ロンバケ[2]) is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 15 April to 24 June 1996.[3]
The show's high ratings in Japan made Takuya Kimura popular in the Asia-Pacific region and is known as "The King of Ratings".[4] It also made Tomoko Yamaguchi a known actress in Japan.[5]
The characters in the series have something in common: if not jobless, they can do no better than secure a temporary job. This is a portrayal of a time when Japan was plagued by deep recession, when its people suffered profound depression from constant failure to earn a stable income. The series also portrays how relationships are made and broken, and explores how people come to depend on each other for solace.
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- ^ "山口智子「(木村拓哉は)輝きが半端じゃなかった」大ヒットドラマ『ロングバケーション』の裏話を語る<おしゃれクリップ>". Web The Television. 15 July 2020.