| Izu no Odorikko | |
|---|---|
| Format | Drama |
| Starring | Takuya Kimura (木村拓哉) Hayase Misato (早勢美里) |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 2x2 hour movie drama |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | 14 June 1993 – 21 June 1993 |
Izu no Odorikko (Dancing girl from Izu; Japanese: 伊豆の踊り子) is a drama that aired on TV Tokyo. It first aired in Japan on June 14, 1993 and June 21, 1993.
Based on a semi-autobiographical short story by Nobel Prize winning author Kawabata Yasunari, the two parter tells the story of a young student who spends his holidays in the hills of Izu where he comes across a troupe of dancers. Fascinated by their gypsy life, he joins them for a few days and falls for the youngest dancing girl. A tentative love grows between them, but both know that this is borrowed time and the student has to return to his life of learning and eventually a highly paid career.