Smile

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

Cast

Rosa Kato

as Shizuka Yamaguchi

Moro Morooka

as Shizuka Yamaguchi's father

Yoshiko Tanaka

as Yukie Inotani

Kei Tani

as Kunio Imaizumi

Kenji Sakaguchi

as Masaya Inotani

Anri Okamoto

as Reina Shinohara

Rikiya Kurokawa

as Shinichiro Tsurugi

Jiro Sato

as Mr Serisawa (teacher)

Hiroshi Tamaki

as Mr. Tamaki (teacher)

Natsuki Harada

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