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The Smiling Man

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 Cast

  • Tori Matsuzaka

    Tori Matsuzaka

    Toshimi Nito

  • Machiko Ono

    Machiko Ono

    Akira Kamoi

  • Katsuhisa Namase

    Katsuhisa Namase

    Hajime Inoue

  • Yoji Tanaka

    Yoji Tanaka

    Koichi Takizawa

  • Tenkyû Fukuda

    Tenkyû Fukuda

    Kunio Sato

  • Ryohei Abe

    Ryohei Abe

    Keijiro Kajiwara

  • Sho Yakumaru

    Sho Yakumaru

    Yasushi hosaka

  • Nori Sato

    Nori Sato

    Kasumi

  • Toshihito Kokubo

    Toshihito Kokubo

    Takuro Kamoi

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.”

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