Long lasting dramas.

[Hatori]

Hello! I haven't posted for a long while... Anyway, I was watching bad daytime TV today and I came across Days of Our Lives. My mom watched this show for almost the whole time this drama-Soap has been on TV and said it's been on for 30+ years.

I was wondering if there are any TV shows like Days of Our Lives in Japan that has been going on that long. I know that many dramas don't last more than a year, generally, but are there are any shows like that lasting that long?

Thanks for reading!

[doinkies]

3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei (has been running on and off since 1979)
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/3_nen_B_gumi_Kinpachi_Sensei

Abarenbo Shogun (ran from 1978 to 2004)
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Abarenbo_Shogun

Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari (started in 1990 and its 9th season is starting soon)
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Wataru_Seken_wa_oni_Bakari

[AJBryant]

Mito Komon is the great grand-daddy of Japanese TV shows. 38 seasons, over 1000 episodes.


Tony