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The Smiling Man

20207.0 / 10101 min
TV Movie, Drama, Mystery

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.”

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

Fuga Shibazaki

Fuga Shibazaki

Toshimi Nito (child)

Sora Tamaki

Sora Tamaki

Kasumi (child)

Crew

Masayuki Ochiai

Masayuki Ochiai

Director

Takehiko Hata

Takehiko Hata

Screenplay

Tokuro Nukui

Tokuro Nukui

Writer

木川康利

木川康利

Producer