

[Episode 13](http://www.crunchyroll.com/march-comes-in-like-a-
lion/episode-13-chapter-26-black-river-part-2-chapter-27-beyond-the-
door-722567) of _March Comes in Like a Lion_ includes an extended sequence
focused on the side character named "Smith". At around time mark 4:20 we see
him get up in the morning and go through some of his morning ritual. One of
the things he does is close the door on the face of his wall clock.

[![Smith and wall
clock](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1aCLI.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1aCLI.jpg)

Does anyone know why the door is even open? I saw no context concerning this.
He gets out of bed and closes the clock door -- that's it, apparently very
routine. Is leaving a wall clock door open something that a Japanese person
could relate to? His morning routine is quirky and a bit funny. Maybe this is
just part of Smith's own quirkiness.

This may or may not be significant -- I did not fully understand what they
were saying, but I've read two comments to YouTube reviews of this series that
implied that the sequence of him eating breakfast was a parody from an old
Japanese series. (They didn't say live action or anime.) They only referred to
the breakfast-eating, which occurred after, and did not mention anything about
a clock.

/edit add 2 hours after original post

I just watched episode 14, and then a review of it. The reviewer provided a
link to a 2-minute [side-by-side
comparison](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO2fvkJXKUg) of Smith's breakfast
and the live action drama it was parodying. It was funny and included the
original guy getting up and closing the face of his wall clock. My question
doesn't go away, though. Is there something Japanese people can relate to in
getting out of bed and shutting the door of your wall clock?

If it matters, the original drama is called _Kizu darake no tenshi_ (1974).
The music in the video switches from the drama to the anime and back. A
speaker symbol will be below the source of the music currently playing.


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Why is Smith's wall clock open at night?