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Smiles in the Mirror
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Smiles in the Mirror

2015-05-30 · 102 min · Not rated

Comedy · Romance · Drama

Ryo works as a hairdresser at a successful beauty salon in Tokyo, Japan. He is popular at his workplace. A client, who works as a model, asks him to go out, but he says no. Due to turning down his client, Ryo is fired from his job. Making things worse, a fire breaks out at his apartment. Ryo then decides to go back to his hometown and work there. One day, he goes to the hospital to cut a girl's hair. After her haircut, the girl smiles and this changes Ryo.

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Directors
Ichiro Kita
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Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Shunya ShiraishiShunya ShiraishiInoue Ryo
Natsuna WatanabeNatsuna WatanabeTakahashi Mari
Akiyoshi NakaoAkiyoshi NakaoKurahashi Kazuya
Mickey CurtisMickey CurtisNomura Kotaro
Chieko MatsubaraChieko MatsubaraHasegawa Sakura
Yuki MatsushitaYuki MatsushitaInoue Yuki
Chihiro SekoChihiro SekoMiyuki Matsuno

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