Long Vacation Japanese Drama Dvd English Sub Takuya Kimura NTSC All Region

I've loved this show since seeing it when it first came out with fan-subs back in the day - on VHS tape. We lost our early fan-sub discs in a move, so we needed to replace them. These subs are likely done by some company who couldn't care less, so they're serviceable but not the best. I can't even remember how they translated the slang exclamation "Choberibado" - which means "Very very bad" or "absolutely terrible" or something with that feeling - but it had no relation to its meaning. Even so, it was wonderful watching Minami and Sena find themselves and each other all over again!

I had originally watched this movie on an Asian cable station so I bought a copy about ten years ago. However, one of the discs did not work. I decided to buy another copy a couple weeks ago. All of the discs worked in this set. One episode had a little static but other than that it worked fine. I am so glad I bought this again.This movie is fantastic. After I finished watching it recently I had to watch it again. The actors are great and I love the piano music and the story. I also have the CD that I bought years ago. I recommend this movie to everyone.

Great story line and intriguing characters

The drama itself is super great but the DVD and its packages is very poor and the video quality is away below the original quality.

Clear and glad I brought it

Long Vacation is considered the gold standard for Japanese Doramas. The actors, the direction, the script, and the soundtrack are considered by most Japanese and Western dorama fans as their favorite. The story is as relevant today as it was in 1996. Long Vacation won most Japanese TV drama awards (their Emmy equivalent) for that year. It also put Kimura Takuya from SMAP up front as a top actor in Asia.It’s my understanding that Taiwan was given an in-country licensing deal for many J-doramas a decade or so ago, and I have found the DVD quality from Taiwan fairly good. If J-dorama sets come from Korea or HK (especially HK) the quality can be sketchy because of poor dubbing. In Japan or from online Japanese outlets, it’s available for more than $130 but it’s without English subtitles! However you can find readily Long Vacation Eng-subbed dvds online in US for about $20. Whether you buy it from Amazon or elsewhere, I hope you’ll check it out. The Soundtrack CDs are also available for $10 each or less, and you’ll probably want one of them after watching the DVD!

I love this J-drama. It's one of my absolute favorites, no joke. But I have to say it-- this DVD is a bootleg. As of yet no J-dramas have been licensed for US release, ever. Any drama boxset that is both: A) "All region" (as opposed to R1 for North America, etc.); and B) both Chinese and English subtitled is almost assuredly a bootleg, and bootlegs are notorious for poor quality translations/subtitling. Don't waste your money!