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Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai (1991)

Aitai Toki ni Anata wa Inai poster
Original title
逢いたい時にあなたはいない…
Genre
drama television series, romantic drama fiction
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 11 episodes
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young nurse and a dairy company employee struggle to maintain their relationship as work commitments and a transfer to Sapporo create distance. The series follows their long-distance romance and the emotional strain from separation and new romantic interests.

romanticbittersweetmelancholiclongingfrustratingtendermelodramaticslow-paced

What happens

『逢いたい時にあなたはいない…』(あいたいときにあなたはいない)は、1991年10月7日から 12月16日までフジテレビ月曜9時枠の連続ドラマとして放送されたテレビドラマ。全11回。最高視聴率26.3%(関東地区)。 大学付属病院小児科の看護師・美代子(中山美穂)と乳製品会社・昭和乳業に勤める雄介(大鶴義丹)は、お互いの多忙のため、デートもままならないカップル。付き合い始めて1周年のデートで、雄介は札幌への転勤が決まったことを打ち明ける。ふたりの遠距離恋愛が始まったが、距離の壁と仕事の多忙さから次第にすれ違いが多くなり、さらに気になる異性の出現で、美代子と雄介の心は揺れ動き始める…。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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