The Smiling Man
微笑む人
★ 7.5·2020·1h 41min·Drama, Mystery, and TV Movie
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.”
- Director
- Masayuki Ochiai
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released (Mar 1, 2020)
