Beyond Goodbye

Beyond Goodbye (Japanese: さよならのつづき, Hepburn: Sayonara no Tsuzuki) is a Netflix original Japanese drama series starring Kasumi Arimura and Kentaro Sakaguchi.^[2] All 8 episodes were released at once on Netflix on November 14, 2024.^[1] The series mainly takes place in Otaru, Hokkaido.^[3]

Beyond Goodbye
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Sayonara no Tsuzuki (さよならのつづき)
Genre	Drama[1]
Created by	Netflix
Developed by	Telepack
Written by	Yoshikazu Okada
Directed by	Hiroshi Kurosaki
Starring	Kasumi Arimura Kentaro Sakaguchi Yuri Nakamura Toma Ikuta
Ending theme	"Azalea" by Kenshi Yonezu
Composer	Aska Matsumiya
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	Makiko Okano
Producers	Jun Kurosawa Teppei Chikami
Production location	Hokkaido
Running time	45-54 minutes
Production company	Telepack
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	November 14, 2024 (2024-11-14)[1]

Plot

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.