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* ForegoneConclusion: Due to the flashback nature of the show, you know that Vito's going to end up in Prison. [[spoiler:If you don't pay attention to dates, you may be thrown off by his first acquittal, however.]]

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* ForegoneConclusion: Due to the flashback nature of the show, you know that Vito's going to end up in Prison.prison. [[spoiler:If you don't pay attention to dates, you may be thrown off by his first acquittal, however.]]
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'''''Smile''''' is a Japanese [[{{Dorama}} drama]] that aired in 2009 on Tokyo Broadcasting Station. It centers around a half-Japanese, half-Filipino man named Vito Hayagawa.


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'''''Smile''''' ''Smile'' is a Japanese [[{{Dorama}} drama]] that aired in 2009 on Tokyo Broadcasting Station. It centers around a half-Japanese, half-Filipino man named Vito Hayagawa.




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It\'s half-Filipino, not half-Vietnamese


'''''Smile''''' is a Japanese [[{{Dorama}} drama]] that aired in 2009 on Tokyo Broadcasting Station. It centers around a half-Japanese, half-Vietnamese man named Vito Hayagawa.


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'''''Smile''''' is a Japanese [[{{Dorama}} drama]] that aired in 2009 on Tokyo Broadcasting Station. It centers around a half-Japanese, half-Vietnamese half-Filipino man named Vito Hayagawa.

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* ThePollyanna: Vito. The title "Smile" refers to his never being completely defeated even though terrible things keep happening to him.

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* ThePollyanna: Vito.No one plays this completely straight, as everyone has some down moments, but Vito is a semi-example. The title "Smile" refers to his never being completely defeated even though terrible things keep happening to him. Also, a more straight example is Hana, who smiles even though her life has been pretty terrible.

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* ForegoneConclusion: Due to the flashback nature of the show, you know that Vito's going to end up in Prison. [[spoiler:If you don't pay attention to dates, you may be thrown off by his acquittal, however.]]

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* ForegoneConclusion: Due to the flashback nature of the show, you know that Vito's going to end up in Prison. [[spoiler:If you don't pay attention to dates, you may be thrown off by his first acquittal, however.]]
* HalfBreedDiscrimination: The head detective's hatred for Vito is rooted in this, though they did have a history. [[spoiler: The history sort of falls apart when you realize that the crime Vito was put into prison for originally was not actually his doing, either.
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* ThePollyanna: Vito. The title "Smile" refers to his never being completely defeated even though terrible things keep happening to him.

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* BoomerangBigot: [[spoiler:Ito Kazuma seems to hold a grudge against "foreigners", and was hesitant to help Vito the first time around. As the series progresses, it is discovered that he has Korean heritage, a side of himself he suppresses.]]


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* YouAreWhatYouHate: [[spoiler:Ito Kazuma seems to hold a grudge against "foreigners", and was hesitant to help Vito the first time around. As the series progresses, it is discovered that he has Korean heritage, a side of himself he suppresses.]]
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* BoomerangBigot: [[spoiler:Ito Kazuma seems to hold a grudge against "foreigners", and was hesitant to help Vito the first time around. As the series progresses, it is discovered that he has Korean heritage, a side of himself he suppresses.]]
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'''''Smile''''' is a Japanese [[{{Dorama}} drama]] that aired in 2009 on Tokyo Broadcasting Station. It centers around a half-Japanese, half-Vietnamese man named Vito Hayagawa.


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* ForegoneConclusion: Due to the flashback nature of the show, you know that Vito's going to end up in Prison. [[spoiler:If you don't pay attention to dates, you may be thrown off by his acquittal, however.]]
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The story is told as a flashback to the present (2009) from 2015.
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