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.”

Released March 1, 2020 101 min None+

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, aspectratio.16-9-hd

Production Companies: tv asahi

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese