Sweet Poolside (2004)

Original title

スイートプールサイド

Directed by

Daigo Matsui

Genre

sport film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A girl joins her school's swimming club. She deals with the normal challenges of teenage life and competition.

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What happens

Sweet Poolside (スイートプールサイド, Suīto Pūrusaido) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was first serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2004, and later re-serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from May to August 2011. It was adapted into a live action film that premiered theatrically in Japan on June 14, 2014. In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication, with the one compiled volume releasing on January 17, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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