Series synopsis
The Long Goodbye, also known as ロング・グッドバイ is a Japanese drama crime television series that premiered on NHK BS1 on April 19, 2014. It ended on May 17, 2015. It stars Tadanobu Asano, Go Ayano, Koyuki and Arata Furuta.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tadanobu Asano as Banji Masuzawa
- Go Ayano as Tamotsu Harada
- Koyuki as Aiko Kamiido
- Arata Furuta as Joji Kamiido
- Ai Tominaga as Seshino Takamura (Yoshino Koumura)
- Rina Ohta as Shizuka Harada
- Kenichi Takitoh as Morita
- Keisuke Horibe as Hajime Takamura
Supporting cast
- Rila Fukushima as Lily
- Tsutomu Takahashi as Gonda
- Tomorowo Taguchi as Haneoka
- Yuki Izumisawa as Shosuke Kaneda
- Eri Ishida as Middle-aged woman
- Kenichi Endo as Kishida
- Kotaro Yoshida as Endo
- Akira Emoto as Heizo Harada
Guest cast
- Yuu Tokui as Kazama
- Kazutoyo Koyabu as Zenzen
- Edo Harumi as Nurse 1
- Tamae Ando as Nurse 2
- Denden as Shady doctor
- Ryo Iwamatsu as Zaizen
- Masaki Miura as Ex-agent 2
- Shingo Mizusawa as Ex-agent 1
- Takeshi Ohnishi
- Taiga Nakano as Singer
- Shû Nakajima as Bartender
- Shoken Kunimoto as Kitaoka
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | April 19, 2014 | May 17, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Lady-killer Dies Pilot of the mini-series. |
April 19, 2014 |
| 2 | When She Goes Up The Stairs | April 26, 2014 |
| 3 | Her Younger Sister's Lover | May 3, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK BS1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 19, 2014 |
| Last aired | May 17, 2015 |
| Runtime | 58 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 21:00:00 |