Always Smiling Above the Sea (2009)
2009 · 1h 40m · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance

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.
Director: Ichiro Kita
Writers: Ichiro Kita, Koji Kawano
Cinematography: Koumei Fujimoto
Cast
Mitsuki Tanimura as Migiwa NaruseDori Sakurada as Riku KobayakawaHaruna Amari as Minami KobayashiMika Asamiya as Haruko SugitaHikaru Yamamoto as NatsukoTakashi Nagayama as Satoshi YamanagaYûko Itô as Misako KobayashiTaro Yamamoto as Yoichi ChigasakiKanji Tsuda as Omawari-sanRen Osugi as ShujinMore like this
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