The Smiling Man

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.”

Genre:

TV Movie, Drama, Mystery

Duration:

101 min

Cast:

Tori Matsuzaka, Machiko Ono, Katsuhisa Namase

Quality:

HD

Director:

Masayuki Ochiai

Release:

2020

Country:

Japan

Rating:

7.5