Sumairu

2009TV Series

Drama

⭐ 6.7

IMDB Rating

174 votes

Hayakawa Vito has a Filipino father and a Japanese mother, but he was born and raised in Japan and has never visited the Philippines. The ever-smiling Vito works at Machimura Foods during the day, and at night, he works a part-tim...

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Shun Oguri, Yui Aragaki, Jun Matsumoto

Release Date

April 17, 2009

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Shun Oguri

as Hayashi Seiji

Yui Aragaki

as Mishima Hana

Jun Matsumoto

as Hayakawa Vito

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Eiko Koike

as Machimura Shiori

Kiichi Nakai

as Ito Kazuma

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Masanobu Katsumura

as Kashiwagi Keisuke

Masahiro Kômoto

as Prosecutor Kitagawa

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Ayumi Ishida

as Machimura Midori

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Suzunosuke Tanaka

as 'Bull'

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Gin Maeda

as Machimura Sosuke

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

🏷️ Keywords

japanese drama

🎯 Categories

JapaneseDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Interesting and Provocative

by mdaviswsfbl • 2009-10-09

9/10

"As Smile opens we meet Vito who has been imprisoned. He has a visitor who we learn is his lawyer. This is the opening of the Japanese TV Drama Series Smile. Jun Matsumoto is Vito and in his role, he portrays a half- Filipino half Japanese man. He was born in Japan, speaks only Japanese, but yet he is subject to prejudice and racial discrimination. Smile asks us to take a look at his situation. It also asks us to look and consider the problem in Japanese society regard racial discrimination,the reality of truth and justice in Japan, as well as the jury system. The story circles around in ti..."

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📖 Synopsis

Hayakawa Vito has a Filipino father and a Japanese mother, but he was born and raised in Japan and has never visited the Philippines. The ever-smiling Vito works at Machimura Foods during the day, and at night, he works a part-tim...