The Smiling Man

微笑む人

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.”

Regie

落合正幸

Drehbuch

秦建日子

Drehbuch

貫井徳郎

Status

Veröffentlicht

Veröffentlichung

01/03/2020

Originalsprache

Japanisch