Long Vacation (1996)
- Original title
- ロングバケーション
- Directed by
- Nagayama Kozo, Suzuki Masayuki, Usui Hirotsugu
- Cast
- Kimura Takuya, Yamaguchi Tomoko, Takenouchi Yutaka, Inamori Izumi, Matsu Takako, Ryo, Hirosue Ryoko, Toyohara Kosuke
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- Japan
- Length
- 1 season, 11 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 8.5 of 10 from 43 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of people in 1990s Japan struggle with unstable jobs during a recession. They form and break relationships as they lean on each other for comfort.
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What happens
Long Vacation (ロングバケーション, also known as ロンバケ) is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 15 April to 24 June 1996. The show's high ratings in Japan made Takuya Kimura popular in the Asia-Pacific region and known as "The King of Ratings". It also made Tomoko Yamaguchi a known actress in Japan. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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