| Genre: | Drama Romance |
| Starring: | Jun Matsumoto Yui Aragaki Kiichi Nakai Shun Oguri |
| Theme Music Composer: | Kosuke Yamashita |
| Opentheme: | Ariamaru Tomi by Ringo Sheena |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Num Episodes: | 11 episodes |
| Producer: | Katsuaki Setoguchi Mahoko Takanari |
| Director: | Ishii Yasuharu Toshio Tsuboi |
| Location: | Japan |
| Network: | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
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.[1] [2] [3]
Vito Hayakawa 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 book store, he meets a girl named Hana Mishima, 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 Ito, the issue begins to grow... Together, Vito, Hana, and Kazuma will go through challenging times and have to overcome many obstacles.[4]
13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix
Spring Awards 2009