The Smiling Man
Release Date: 2020-03-01
Rating : 7/10
Duration : 101 minutes
Genres : TV Movie, Drama, Mystery
Director : Masayuki Ochiai
Writer : Takehiko Hata, Tokuro Nukui
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.”
Cast
Tori Matsuzaka
Machiko Ono
Katsuhisa Namase
Yoji Tanaka
Tenkyû Fukuda
Ryohei Abe