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Theme music composer Kosuke Yamashita Original language(s) Japanese Final episode date 26 June 2009 Genres Drama, Romance Film | 7.7/10 IMDb Country of origin Japan First episode date 17 April 2009 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Ishii Yasuharu
Toshio Tsuboi Starring Jun Matsumoto
Yui Aragaki
Kiichi Nakai
Shun Oguri Opening theme Ariamaru Tomi by Ringo Sheena Networks TBS Television, Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Cast Yui Aragaki, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Kiichi Nakai, Eiko Koike Similar THE QUIZ SHOW, Dragon Zakura, Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni, Papa To Musume No Nano, Love Shuffle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Smile (スマイル, Sumairu) is a television drama series, broadcast by TBS from April to June 2009. Jun Matsumoto plays the lead role of Vito, a half-Filipino, half-Japanese man who always smiles despite all of the problems and difficulties he faces. The series focused on foreigners and mixed race children who suffered from racism.
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Synopsis
Vito Hayakawa has a Filipino father and a Japanese mother, but he was born and raised in Japan and has never visited the Philippines. The ever-smiling Vito works at Machimura Foods during the day, and at night, he works a part-time job trying to make his dreams come true. One day during an incident at a book store, he meets a girl named Hana Mishima, who lost her ability to speak due to an accident. But even though she can't speak, Vito is drawn to her beautiful smile. However, Vito becomes wrongly suspected by the police for a crime, and after meeting the lawyer Kazuma Ito, the issue begins to grow... Together, Vito, Hana, and Kazuma will go through challenging times and have to overcome many obstacles.
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Awards and nominations
13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix
Spring Awards 2009