The Smiling Man (2020)

03/01/2020 (JP) • 1h 41m

TV Movie, Drama, Mystery

Overview

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.”

Top Billed Cast

Tori Matsuzaka

Toshimi Nito

Machiko Ono

Akira Kamoi

Katsuhisa Namase

Hajime Inoue

Yoji Tanaka

Koichi Takizawa

Tenkyû Fukuda

Kunio Sato

Ryohei Abe

Keijiro Kajiwara

Sho Yakumaru

Yasushi hosaka

Nori Sato

Kasumi

Toshihito Kokubo

Takuro Kamoi


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

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