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.”
- Year: 2020
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama, Mystery
- Studio: TV Asahi
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- Director: Masayuki Ochiai
- Cast: Tori Matsuzaka, Machiko Ono, Namase Katsuhisa, Yoji Tanaka, Tenkyû Fukuda, Ryohei Abe