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The Smiling Man(2020)
Status: Released
Date: 2020-03-01
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1 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
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.”
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
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Movie: The Smiling Man
Top 10 Billed Cast
松坂桃李
Toshimi Nito
尾野真千子
Akira Kamoi
生瀬勝久
Hajime Inoue
田中要次
Koichi Takizawa
福田転球
Kunio Sato
阿部亮平
Keijiro Kajiwara
薬丸翔
Yasushi hosaka
佐藤乃莉
Kasumi
小久保寿人
Takuro Kamoi
柴崎楓雅
Toshimi Nito (child)
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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.”
Release Date
2020-03-01
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日本語
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