Smile (Japanese TV series)

Smile
スマイル
GenreDrama
Romance
Directed byIshii Yasuharu
Toshio Tsuboi
StarringJun Matsumoto
Yui Aragaki
Kiichi Nakai
Shun Oguri
Theme music composerKosuke Yamashita
Opening themeAriamaru Tomi by Ringo Sheena
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes11 episodes
Production
ProducersKatsuaki Setoguchi
Mahoko Takanari
Production locationJapan
Original release
NetworkTokyo Broadcasting System
ReleaseApril 17 (2009-04-17) –
June 26, 2009 (2009-06-26)
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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.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "スマイル(2009)" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  2. ^ "椎名林檎、5年半ぶりのソロ新曲は松潤主演ドラマ主題歌" (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  3. ^ "松潤フィリピンとのハーフ役でドラマ主演" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2015-06-23.