Series synopsis
Always Smiling, also known as 笑顔の法則 is a Japanese drama comedy television series that premiered on JNN on April 13, 2003. It ended on June 22, 2003. It stars Yuko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Abe, Hidetoshi Nishijima and Katsumi Takahashi.
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 co ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuko Takeuchi as Yumi Kurasawa
- Hiroshi Abe as Reijiro Sakurai
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Kazuya Yuzuhara
- Katsumi Takahashi as Eikichi Koizumi
- Rie Shibata as Yoshie Yoneda
- Atsuko Sakurai as Natsuko Ohara
- Takanori Jinnai as Koichi Kurasawa
- Yoko Nogiwa as Misako Yuzuhara
Supporting cast
- Mao Miyaji as Megumi Isaka
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | April 13, 2003 | June 22, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Demon Proprietress of Onsen Hell | April 13, 2003 |
| 2 | A Scream In a Night Of Torrential Rain | April 20, 2003 |
| 3 | Payday Of Love And Tears | April 27, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | JNN |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 13, 2003 |
| Last aired | June 22, 2003 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | Ended |