Beach Boys
Drama
ビーチボーイズ
1997/07/07
Speech duration
4h 39min
Word count31,816
Unique words3,218
Words (1-occurrence)1,511
Unique kanji950
Kanji (1-occurrence)242
Speech speed
311
Difficulty Easy
Episodes12
External Rating
77 %

Upon getting thrown out of his girlfriend Fujiko's apartment, Hiromi decides to head for the ocean. En route, he crosses paths with Kaito, an elite employee of a large multinational trading company in Tokyo who is running away from his problems at work after losing a key client. The two stumble into a quiet B&B on the beach run by the aging surfer Masaru and his high-school-aged granddaughter Makoto. Hiromi immediately applies to work there for the summer, and Kaito is forced to join him after he loses his wallet. The two share a room, with Hiromi trying to make friends, and Kaito at first resisting, unimpressed by Hiromi's devil-may-care attitude. Slowly over the ensuing episodes, Kaito becomes more and more at home in this sleepy rural town, and begins to wonder if he should give up his pursuit of success in the big city, and try to relax, and enjoy himself more. When he returns to Tokyo to finish his work, Hiromi and Makoto come to lure him back, but when he returns to the B&B, his boss and girlfriend Sakura likewise come looking for him.

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Genres
Comedy
Drama
Subdecks
Episode 1
Speech duration
32min
Word count3,885
Unique words984
Words (1-occurrence)543
Unique kanji432
Kanji (1-occurrence)183
Speech speed
325
Difficulty Easy
Episode 2
Speech duration
23min
Word count2,709
Unique words742
Words (1-occurrence)403
Unique kanji328
Kanji (1-occurrence)154
Speech speed
324
Difficulty Easy
Episode 3
Speech duration
25min
Word count3,116
Unique words877
Words (1-occurrence)507
Unique kanji416
Kanji (1-occurrence)208
Speech speed
337
Difficulty Easy
Episode 4
Speech duration
22min
Word count2,515
Unique words741
Words (1-occurrence)420
Unique kanji311
Kanji (1-occurrence)145
Speech speed
314
Difficulty Easy
Episode 5
Speech duration
20min
Word count2,339
Unique words703
Words (1-occurrence)394
Unique kanji303
Kanji (1-occurrence)139
Speech speed
312
Difficulty Easy
Episode 6
Speech duration
23min
Word count2,750
Unique words698
Words (1-occurrence)378
Unique kanji309
Kanji (1-occurrence)142
Speech speed
321
Difficulty Easy
Episode 7
Speech duration
26min
Word count3,110
Unique words834
Words (1-occurrence)455
Unique kanji345
Kanji (1-occurrence)150
Speech speed
338
Difficulty Easy
Episode 8
Speech duration
24min
Word count2,855
Unique words708
Words (1-occurrence)385
Unique kanji285
Kanji (1-occurrence)134
Speech speed
324
Difficulty Easy
Episode 9
Speech duration
21min
Word count2,331
Unique words675
Words (1-occurrence)378
Unique kanji305
Kanji (1-occurrence)146
Speech speed
300
Difficulty Easy
Episode 10
Speech duration
22min
Word count2,506
Unique words689
Words (1-occurrence)385
Unique kanji292
Kanji (1-occurrence)133
Speech speed
298
Difficulty Easy
Episode 11
Speech duration
18min
Word count1,805
Unique words549
Words (1-occurrence)296
Unique kanji216
Kanji (1-occurrence)94
Speech speed
274
Difficulty Average
Episode 12
Speech duration
18min
Word count1,895
Unique words551
Words (1-occurrence)308
Unique kanji236
Kanji (1-occurrence)128
Speech speed
268
Difficulty Easy