| Native name | Sayonara no Tsuzuki (さよならのつづき) |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama[1] |
| Creator | Netflix |
| Developer | Telepack |
| Writer | Yoshikazu Okada |
| Director | Hiroshi Kurosaki |
| Starring | Kasumi Arimura Kentaro Sakaguchi Yuri Nakamura Toma Ikuta |
| Endtheme | "Azalea" by Kenshi Yonezu |
| Composer | Aska Matsumiya |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Num seasons | 1 |
| Num episodes | 8 |
| Executive producer | Makiko Okano |
| Producer | Jun Kurosawa Teppei Chikami |
| Location | Hokkaido |
| Runtime | 45-54 minutes |
| Company | Telepack |
| Channel | Netflix |
| Released | November 14, 2024[1] |
Beyond Goodbye (さよならのつづき, Sayonara no Tsuzuki) is a Netflix original Japanese drama series starring Kasumi Arimura and Kentaro Sakaguchi.[2] All eight episodes were released on Netflix on November 14, 2024.[1] This is the first television series written by screenwriter Yoshikazu Okada and his second collaboration with Sakaguchi after the film The Last 10 Years in 2022.[3]
Synopsis
Saeko Sugawara works at a coffee manufacturing company in Hokkaido. Through coffee, she was able to meet her boyfriend Yusuke, who co-owned a coffee shop with his best friend. Her love story tragically ended when Yuusuke died in a traffic accident while protecting Saeko. This is a story that begins from a "goodbye" as Saeko lives her life coping about the loss of Yuusuke when she encounters Kazumasa, who sometimes acts eerily similar to Yuusuke. Unknowingly to her, Kazumasa was the one who received Yuusuke's heart transplant.
Cast
- Kasumi Arimura as Saeko Sugawara
- A coffee lover who moves from Tokyo to work at a coffee manufacturing company in Hokkaido. She hopes to bring people happiness through coffee.
- Kentaro Sakaguchi as Kazumasa Naruse
- A university staff who was born with a weak body before receiving heart transplant from Yuusuke.
- Toma Ikuta as Yuusuke Nakamichi
- The free-spirited boyfriend of Saeko who died in a traffic accident.
- Yuri Nakamura as Miki Naruse
- Kazumasa's wife who married him despite his health condition. Her family owns an apple farm.
- Eita Okuno as Kengo Inoue[4]
- Yuusuke's best friend who runs a coffee shop.
- Tomokazu Miura as Hiro[4]
- Saeko's business partner who owns a coffee field in Hawaii.
Production
The series mainly takes place in Otaru, Hokkaido.[5] This is the first television series written by screenwriter Yoshikazu Okada and his second collaboration with actor Kentaro Sakaguchi after the 2022 film The Last 10 Years.[3]
References
- ^ Factory, Cinema (2024-11-09). "Netflixシリーズ「さよならのつづき」いよいよ来週配信スタート!!＜絶賛コメント＞が続々到着" (in Japanese). CINEMA FACTORY. Archived 2024-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ ""こういうのが観たかった"…Netflix『さよならのつづき』人気の理由とは？ 稀有な魅力を考察＆評価レビュー（映画チャンネル）" (in Japanese). Yahoo!ニュース. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Beyond Goodbye’s stars open up on Netflix’s new Japanese series". South China Morning Post. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ "Netflixシリーズ「さよならのつづき」キャスト・あらすじ【まとめ】｜シネマトゥデイ" (in Japanese). シネマトゥデイ. 2024-11-15. Archived 2024-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Netflix『さよならのつづき』が今年を締めくくるにふさわしい傑作になったワケ。地上波ドラマにはない魅力とは？ 解説（映画チャンネル）" (in Japanese). Yahoo!ニュース. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
External links
- Beyond Goodbye — Netflix (in Japanese)