Smile

Smile — Plot

A former yakuza, Joji made trouble on the street and was fired from the Family. Arriving at a manzai (Japanese stand-up comedy) training institute, he meets Midori, an ex-idol whom everyone admires. Yet Midori never smiles and she gradually becomes isolated. Joji offers to make a duo with her. She says to him, "I have already smiled and laughed for life..." Can these comedians succeed on stage as professionals?

• Release date
• May 5, 2005
• Runtime
• 80 min
• Director
• Takashi Motoki

Smile — Cast

Emiru Momose Shuhei Yoshinaga Akifumi Miura Hotaru Hazuki