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The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

2014•58m•6.6/10
DramaCrime

Ratings

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6.6/10(5)

Tamotsu is suspected of murdering his actress wife Shizuka Harada. He flees to Taiwan and commits suicide. Tamotsu’s friend Banji Masuzawa works as a private detective, and has doubts about Tamotsu’s death, but the case is covered up by powerful media mogul Heizo Harada.

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Production

NHK Enterprises

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 19, 2014

Last Aired

May 17, 2015

Networks

NHK BS1

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
The Lady-killer Dies
Air date: 2014-04-19
Pilot of the mini-series.
E2
When She Goes Up The Stairs
Air date: 2014-04-26
E3
Her Younger Sister's Lover
Air date: 2014-05-03
E4
In A Grave
Air date: 2014-05-10
E5
Too early
Air date: 2015-05-17

Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Banji Masuzawa

Go Ayano

Go Ayano

Tamotsu Harada

Koyuki

Koyuki

Aiko Kamiido

Arata Furuta

Arata Furuta

Joji Kamiido

Ai Tominaga

Ai Tominaga

Seshino Takamura (Yoshino Koumura)

Rina Ohta

Rina Ohta

Shizuka Harada

Kenichi Takitoh

Kenichi Takitoh

Morita

Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke Horibe

Hajime Takamura

Rila Fukushima

Rila Fukushima

Lily

Tsutomu Takahashi

Tsutomu Takahashi

Gonda

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Haneoka

Yuki Izumisawa

Yuki Izumisawa

Shosuke Kaneda

Eri Ishida

Eri Ishida

Middle-aged woman

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Kishida

Kotaro Yoshida

Kotaro Yoshida

Endo

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Heizo Harada

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