The Long Goodbye
Kentaro Horikirizono, 2014-
The Long Goodbye
Raymond Chandler, 1953
The Long Goodbye is a TV mini-series directed by Kentaro Horikirizono in 2014 and based on the book of the same name by Raymond Chandler, first published in 1953. The TV series features Tadanobu Asano, Rina Ohta, Gô Ayano, Akira Emoto, Arata Furuta, Tomorô Taguchi, and others.
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Storyline
In 1950s Tokyo, Tamotsu is suspected of killing Shizuka Harada, his actress wife. He runs away to Taiwan and kills himself. Private investigator Banji Masuzawa, a friend of Tamotsu, has questions about Tamotsu’s passing, but prominent media tycoon Heizo Harada conceals the facts. After that, Banji becomes entangled in a different case involving the Harada family’s neighbors.
Movie vs Book
Year
2014
Minutes
58
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
The Long Goodbye
Director: Kentaro Horikirizono
Country: Japan
Year: 2014-
Length: 58m / 5 episodes
Year
1953
Pages
379
Book Rate
8.40
S: Goodreads
Book
The Long Goodbye
Author: Raymond Chandler
Country: USA
First published in: 1953
Length: 379 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Philip Marlowe
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Robert Altman
Movie by Joel Coen
User polls & recommendations
“The summer movies are coming out. My advice: just stay home and burn a good book.”
STEPHEN COLBERT (Actor)
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