Smiling People (2020)
Original title: Hohoemu Hito
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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.”
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Tori MatsuzakaToshimi Nito
Machiko OnoAkira Kamoi
Katsuhisa NamaseHajime Inoue
Yoji TanakaKoichi Takizawa
Tenkyû FukudaKunio Sato
Ryohei AbeKeijiro Kajiwara
Sho YakumaruYasushi hosaka
Toshihito KokuboTakuro KamoiMovie DNA
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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.”