Smile
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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
Cast
- Matsumoto Jun as Hayakawa Vito
- Aragaki Yui as Mishima Hana
- Nakai Kiichi as Ito Kazuma
- Koike Eiko as Machimura Shiori
- Tokuyama Hidenori as Kawai Kinta
- Suzunosuke (鈴之助) as "Bull" / Kazama Kenji
- Kitami Toshiyuki as Detective Furuse
- Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Detective Takayanagi
- Oguri Shun as Hayashi Seiji
- Katsumura Masanobu as Kashiwagi Keisuke
- Maeda Gin as Machimura Sosuke
- Ishida Ayumi as Machimura Midori
Guests
- Matsuda Satoshi as Kai (ep1-2,7)
- Okuchi Kengo (大口兼悟) as Kondo (ep1-2)
- Suzuki Ryohei as Detective Morooka (ep1-2)
- Koshimura Tomokazu (越村友一) as Cafe Manager (ep1-2)
- Teramoto Sumina (寺本純菜) as Rina (ep1-3,7)
- Murakami Tomoko as Minako (ep1,5-6)
- Jinbo Satoshi as Judge (ep2)
- Komoto Masahiro as Prosecutor Kitagawa (ep2-6)
- Yoshizawa Hisashi as Sagami Yotaro (ep2-5)
- Nishio Mari as Rina's Mother (ep3-5,7)
- Ishii Masanori as Yamane (ep3-6)
- Hada Michiko as Shimodaira Kanae (ep5-7)
- Takahashi You (高橋洋) as Sahara Akio (ep5-6)
Production Credits
- Screenwriters: Takuma Takayuki (ep1-9), Shinozaki Eriko (篠崎絵里子) (ep10-11)
- Producers: Setoguchi Katsuaki, Takanari Mahoko (高成麻畝子)
- Directors: Ishii Yasuharu (ep1-3,6-7,10-11), Tsuboi Toshio (ep4-5,9), Watase Akihiko (渡瀬暁彦) (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 |
