The Smiling Man (2020)
Based on a novel of by Nukui Tokuro, Hohoemu Hito tells the story of Nito Toshimi who, after graduating from Japan’s most difficult university and founding a job at a major city bank, marries Shoko and have a daughter, Amina. Nito, while leading a life that looks like the picture of happiness and being the envy of everyone, is charged with the murder of his wife and young child. At his trial, he reveals a shocking motive for the crime: “I wanted space for books.”
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Stars:
- Masayuki Ochiai
Writing:
- Takehiko Hata
- Tokuro Nukui
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Release Date: 2020-03-01
7.0/10
7.0/10
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 101
Akira Kamoi
Toshimi Nito
Hajime Inoue
Koichi Takizawa
Kunio Sato
Keijiro Kajiwara
Yasushi hosaka
Takuro Kamoi
Kasumi (child)
Hajime Inoue
