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19971 Season50m episodes7.9

Drama, Comedy

TMDB7.9

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Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Drama
Origin: JP

About

God Bless You, We are the beach boys.

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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Details

Director: Kensaku Sawada, Tatsuaki Kimura
Writing: Yoshikazu Okada
Status: Ended
First aired: Jul 7, 1997
Network: Fuji TV
Studio: Fuji Television Network

Time to finish

10 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Takashi Sorimachi

Hiromi Sakurai

Yutaka Takenouchi

Kaito Suzuki

Ryoko Hirosue

Makoto Izumi

Izumi Inamori

Haruko Maeda

Mike Maki

Masaru Izumi

Yûki Akimoto

Sakura Yamazaki

Sachie Hara

Hazuki Terao

Masaomi Hiraga

Taxi Driver

Isao Takeno

Postman

Daijiro Kawaoka

Yosuke

Hitomi Sato

Yuuko

Kaori Tsuji

Hara Fujiko

Yoshiko Tanaka

Keiko Izumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Kaito's Boss

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SERIES

19971 Season50m episodes7.9

Drama, Comedy

TMDB7.9

Votes11

Your rating

Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Drama
Origin: JP

About

God Bless You, We are the beach boys.

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.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Netflix

Netflix Standard with Ads

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jul 7, 1997 · 1h 10m
Summer, Strange Guys Show up, Two at Once
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.
E2 · Airs Jul 14, 1997 · 47m
2nd Episode
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.
E3 · Airs Jul 21, 1997 · 47m
3rd Episode
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.
E4 · Airs Jul 28, 1997 · 46m
4th Episode
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.
E5 · Airs Aug 4, 1997 · 47m
5th Episode
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.
E6 · Airs Aug 11, 1997 · 46m
6th Episode
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.
E7 · Airs Aug 18, 1997 · 47m
7th Episode
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.
E8 · Airs Aug 25, 1997 · 47m
8th Episode
As summer nears its end, Makoto grows anxious that Kaito and Hiromi will leave soon. Kaito offers to tutor Makoto's struggling classmate.
E9 · Airs Sep 1, 1997 · 47m
9th Episode
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.
E10 · Airs Sep 8, 1997 · 47m
10th Episode
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.
E11 · Airs Sep 15, 1997 · 47m
11th Episode
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.
E12 · Airs Sep 22, 1997 · 1h 6m
Final Episode
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.

Details

Director: Kensaku Sawada, Tatsuaki Kimura
Writing: Yoshikazu Okada
Status: Ended
First aired: Jul 7, 1997
Network: Fuji TV
Studio: Fuji Television Network

Time to finish

10 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Takashi Sorimachi

Hiromi Sakurai

Yutaka Takenouchi

Kaito Suzuki

Ryoko Hirosue

Makoto Izumi

Izumi Inamori

Haruko Maeda

Mike Maki

Masaru Izumi

Yûki Akimoto

Sakura Yamazaki

Sachie Hara

Hazuki Terao

Masaomi Hiraga

Taxi Driver

Isao Takeno

Postman

Daijiro Kawaoka

Yosuke

Hitomi Sato

Yuuko

Kaori Tsuji

Hara Fujiko

Yoshiko Tanaka

Keiko Izumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Kaito's Boss

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