The Smiling Man (2020)
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.”
- Release Date: 2020-03-01
- Runtime: 1h 41min
- Production Company: TV Asahi
- Production Country: Japan
- Director: Masayuki Ochiai
- Writer: Takehiko Hata
