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Smile | |
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スマイル | |
Genre | Drama Romance |
Directed by | Ishii Yasuharu Toshio Tsuboi |
Starring | Jun Matsumoto Yui Aragaki Kiichi Nakai Shun Oguri |
Theme music composer | Kosuke Yamashita |
Opening theme | Ariamaru Tomi by Ringo Sheena |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 11 episodes |
Production | |
Producers | Katsuaki Setoguchi Mahoko Takanari |
Production location | Japan |
Original release | |
Network | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
Release | April 17 June 26, 2009 | –
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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]