The Smiling Man

The story

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

T Tori MatsuzakaToshimi Nito M Machiko OnoAkira Kamoi K Katsuhisa NamaseHajime Inoue Y Yoji TanakaKoichi Takizawa T Tenkyû FukudaKunio Sato R Ryohei AbeKeijiro Kajiwara S Sho YakumaruYasushi hosaka N Nori SatoKasumi T Toshihito KokuboTakuro Kamoi F Fuga ShibazakiToshimi Nito (child) S Sora TamakiKasumi (child)