The Smiling Man

7.0
20201h 41m

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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Cast

Photo of Tori Matsuzaka

Tori Matsuzaka

Toshimi Nito

Photo of Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono

Akira Kamoi

Photo of Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase

Hajime Inoue

Photo of Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Koichi Takizawa

Photo of Tenkyû Fukuda

Tenkyû Fukuda

Kunio Sato

Photo of Ryohei Abe

Ryohei Abe

Keijiro Kajiwara

Photo of Sho Yakumaru

Sho Yakumaru

Yasushi hosaka

Photo of Nori Sato

Nori Sato

Kasumi

Photo of Toshihito Kokubo

Toshihito Kokubo

Takuro Kamoi

Photo of Fuga Shibazaki

Fuga Shibazaki

Toshimi Nito (child)

Photo of Sora Tamaki

Sora Tamaki

Kasumi (child)

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