![The Smiling Man](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/dWIRgWdcJ6VBf493W4oS6DvJalI.jpg)
Plot
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.”
Writer | Takehiko Hata |
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Director | Masayuki Ochiai |
Actor | Tori Matsuzaka, Machiko Ono, Namase Katsuhisa |
Country | Japan |
Production | TV Asahi |