Smiling People(Hohoemu Hito)
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Japan · 2020
1h 41m
Director Masayuki Ochiai
Starring Tori Matsuzaka, Machiko Ono, Katsuhisa Namase, Yoji Tanaka
Genre Drama, Mystery
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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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