Always Smiling Above the Sea
2009, Japanese. Directed by Ichiro Kita.
17-year-old high school student and basketball player Migiwa has a secret crush on Riku. After lying about being able to surf, she loses a surfboard while practicing and sets off by bike along the Shonan coast to find it, meeting new people and growing along the way.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 9 May 2009
- Original title
- 海の上の君は、いつも笑顔。
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ichiro Kita, Koji Kawano
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Always Smiling Above the Sea runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Always Smiling Above the Sea isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 May 2009. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Always Smiling Above the Sea?
If you liked Always Smiling Above the Sea, try Chéri, I Met a Girl, L.A. Without a Map.
Who directed Always Smiling Above the Sea?
Always Smiling Above the Sea (2009) was directed by Ichiro Kita and stars Mitsuki Tanimura, Dori Sakurada, Haruna Amari.