Smile (2009)
- Original title
- スマイル
- Directed by
- Ishii Yasuharu, Tsuboi Toshio, Watase Akihiko
- Cast
- Matsumoto Jun, Suzuki Shogo, Aragaki Yui, Ishikawa Yoshimi, Nakai Kiichi, Koike Eiko, Tokuyama Hidenori, Suzunosuke
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- Japan
- Length
- 1 season, 11 episodes
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A half-Filipino half-Japanese man keeps smiling through hardship and racism. The series follows his life and the struggles faced by foreigners and mixed-race children in Japan.
somberhopefulemotionalrestrainedseriouspoignantslow-paced
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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