The Smiling Man
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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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11 people
Tori Matsuzaka
Toshimi Nito
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Masayuki Ochiai Director · Takehiko Hata Screenplay Tokuro Nukui Writer
First release March 1, 2020 · Produced in Japan · Original title 微笑む人
Production
TV Asahi
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Japan
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Original title
微笑む人
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 1, 2020
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