

Smile
2007-12-15 · 124 min · ★ 0.0
Heartwarming human drama about a former tap dancer who trades in his tap shoes to woo a figure skating instructor. But by a twist of fate, he finds himself coaching a local ice hockey team of hapless youths and leading them to a championship
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- Directors
- Takanori Jinnai
- Production companies
- dentsu, Fuji Television Network, Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Corp., Toho Pictures, TOHO
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Rosa KatoShizuka Yamaguchi
Moro MorookaShizuka Yamaguchi's father
Yoshiko TanakaYukie Inotani
Kei TaniKunio Imaizumi
Kenji SakaguchiMasaya Inotani
Anri OkamotoReina Shinohara
Rikiya KurokawaShinichiro Tsurugi
Jiro SatoMr Serisawa (teacher)
Hiroshi TamakiMr. Tamaki (teacher)
Natsuki Harada
Takashi TsukamotoPatron in restaurant with a Thai dinner date
Yutaka MatsushigeTakuya's father
Naoko IijimaKeiko Tajima
Susumu TerajimaNight shift security guard at Hospital
Koichi SatoGolfer at putting range
Sachie HaraActress appearing onscreen in the cinema
Mirai MoriyamaShuhei Sano
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