Series

Always Smiling

★ 8.0(1)200343m1 season

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Good to know

Release date: 2003-04-13
Runtime: 43m
Language: Japanese
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 11
Network: JNN
Status: Ended
Country: Japan

About Always Smiling

Always Smiling is a 2003 web series in the Drama and Comedy genres, starring Yuko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Abe and Hidetoshi Nishijima. It spans 1 season and 11 episodes, and originally aired on JNN. It holds an average rating of 8.0/10 from 1 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Always Smiling in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Yumi, a 23-year-old office worker, is fired from her job out of the blue. A few days later, coming from a friend's wedding and having no time to change out of her kimono, she is rushing to an interview for a job at a publishing company. Yumi stumbles into the room, looking for somewhere to change out of her kimono, and finds popular comic book writer Reijiro Sakurai is having an editorial meeting with some staff. He is planning to lock himself away at a hot spring for the next three months to concentrate on his next project. Sakurai comments that if Yumi were to join him he wouldn't mind being away for so long..., and so their adventure begins.

Seasons (1)

Season 111 eps · 2003

Cast

Yuko Takeuchi

Yumi Kurasawa

Hiroshi Abe

Reijiro Sakurai

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Kazuya Yuzuhara

Katsumi Takahashi

Eikichi Koizumi

Rie Shibata

Yoshie Yoneda

Atsuko Sakurai

Natsuko Ohara

Takanori Jinnai

Koichi Kurasawa

Yoko Nogiwa

Misako Yuzuhara

Mao Miyaji

Megumi Isaka

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Always Smiling in Canada?+

Always Smiling is not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service in Canada. Availability changes often, so check back or switch your region.

Is Always Smiling on Netflix?+

Always Smiling is not on Netflix in Canada right now.

How many seasons of Always Smiling are there?+

Always Smiling has 1 season and 11 episodes in total.

Who stars in Always Smiling?+

Always Smiling stars Yuko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Abe, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Katsumi Takahashi and Rie Shibata.

When did Always Smiling come out?+

Always Smiling is a 2003 web series.

What genre is Always Smiling?+

Always Smiling is Drama and Comedy series.