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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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.

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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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