Smile
2009 · 1 season · 11 eps · ★ 7.8 · Drama
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Smile is a Japanese television drama series, shown on TBS started last April 17, 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 focus on foreigners and mixed-race children who suffered from racism
Directed by Toshio Tsuboi · Written by Takayuki Takuma
Network: TBS
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Jun Matsumoto Hayakawa Vito -
Yui Aragaki Mishima Hana -
Kiichi Nakai Ito Kazuma -
Eiko Koike Machimura Shiori -
Hidenori Tokuyama Kawai Kinta -
Suzunosuke Tanaka Kazama Kenji -
Toshiyuki Kitami Detective Furuse -
Masahiro Komoto Prosecutor Kitagawa -
Shun Oguri Seiji Hayashi -
Masanobu Katsumura Kashiwagi Keisuke -
Gin Maeda Machimura Sosuke -
Ayumi Ishida Machimura Midori
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