Smile

Details

Title: スマイル
Title (English): Smile
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 10.1 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-17 to 2009-Jun-26
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Ariamaru Tomi by Shiina Ringo

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-time job trying to make his dreams come true. One day during an incident at a bookstore, he meets a girl named Mishima Hana, who lost her ability to speak due to an accident. But even though she can't speak, Vito is drawn to her beautiful smile. However, Vito becomes wrongly suspected by the police for a crime, and after meeting the lawyer Kazuma, the issue begins to grow... Together, Vito, Hana, and Kazuma will go through challenging times and have to overcome many obstacles. --Tokyograph

User/Viewer Ratings

5.00

(one vote)

Cast

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Matsumoto Jun as Hayakawa Vito
- Suzuki Shogo as young Vito
Aragaki Yui as Mishima Hana
- Ishikawa Yoshimi (石川慶美) as young Hana
Nakai Kiichi as Ito Kazuma
Koike Eiko as Machimura Shiori
Tokuyama Hidenori as Kawai Kinta
Suzunosuke as "Bull" / Kazama Kenji
Kitami Toshiyuki as Detective Furuse
Komoto Masahiro as Prosecutor Kitagawa
Oguri Shun as Hayashi Seiji
Katsumura Masanobu as Kashiwagi Keisuke
Maeda Gin as Machimura Sosuke
Ishida Ayumi as Machimura Midori

Guests

Ohkuchi Kengo as Kondo (ep1-2)
Murakami Tomoko as Minako (ep1,5-6)
Omiya Taro as Producer Kominato (ep1,3)
Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Detective Takayanagi (ep1-2,8)
Koshimura Tomokazu as Cafe Manager (ep1-2)
Matsuda Satoshi as Kai (ep1-2,7,10)
Teramoto Sumina as Kawashima Rina (ep1-3,7)
Suzuki Ryohei as Detective Morooka (ep1-2)
Jinbo Satoshi as Judge (ep2)
Yoshizawa Hisashi as Sagami Yotaro (ep2-5)
Nishio Mari as Rina's Mother (ep3-5,7)
Ishii Masanori as Yamane (ep3-6)
Kono Yoichiro as a journalist (ep4,6)
Hada Michiko as Shimodaira Kanae (ep5-8)
Takahashi Yo as Sahara Akio (ep5-6)
Ryu Raita as Hayashi Seiichiro (ep7,11)
Enjoji Aya as the inn proprietress (ep8)
Moro Morooka as Kano Rikuo (ep8-10)
Sakurai Atsuko as Kakei Yuki (ep8-10)
Sakai Wakana as Shibata Kayo (ep8-10)
Oshinari Shugo as Sanada Hitoshi (ep8-10)
Oshima Yoko as Fukushima Noriko (ep8-10)
Asano Kazuyuki as Hiyamuta Keiji (ep8-10)
Honda Hirotaro as Presiding Judge Aoki (ep8-10)
Aoki Tetsujin (青木鉄仁) as Judge Horikawa (ep8-10)
Kawasaki Hiromi (川先宏美) as Judge Hatano (ep8-10)
Kimura Midoriko as Kamikura Akiko (ep7,10)
Sawamura Ikki as jail warden

Production Credits

Screenwriter: Takuma Takayuki (ep1-9), Shinozaki Eriko (ep10-11)
Producer: Setoguchi Katsuaki, Takanari Mahoko
Director: Ishii Yasuharu (ep1-3,6-7,10-11), Tsuboi Toshio (ep4-5,9), Watase Akihiko (ep8)
Music: Yamashita Kosuke

Episode Information

Episode	Subtitle	Ratings (Kanto)	Ratings (Kansai)	Ratings (Nationwide)
1	The Pure Love and Justice of a Man Who Dreamed of the Future ~ Concealing the Truth Behind a Smile	11.7	?	?
2	I Will Save You!!	10.2	?	?
3	The Reason I Avoid Your Smiling Face	12.3	?	?
4	I Will Protect Her!!	09.2	?	?
5	A Forever Treasured Birthday Gift	11.0	?	?
6	I Will Clear Away My Boss's Regret	08.9	?	?
7	First Kiss	10.1	?	?
8	The Battle to Recovering A True Smile	07.1	?	?
9	The Fateful Trial With a Jury Begins!	09.7	?	?
10	The Wheels of Fate Spins!! -- The Jury's Decision	10.1	?	?
11	The Smile We Attained in the End	10.9	?	?
Average		10.1	?	?

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Awards

61st Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Aragaki Yui
13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2009): Best Drama
13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2009): Best Actor - Matsumoto Jun
13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2009): Best Supporting Actor - Nakai Kiichi
13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring 2009): Best Supporting Actress - Aragaki Yui

External Links

Winter 2009	TBS	Summer 2009
Love Shuffle	Friday 22:00	Orthros no Inu