The Smiling Man

2020 1h 41m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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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.”

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tori Matsuzaka
Toshimi Nito
Machiko Ono
Akira Kamoi
Katsuhisa Namase
Hajime Inoue
Yoji Tanaka
Koichi Takizawa
Tenkyû Fukuda
Kunio Sato
Ryohei Abe
Keijiro Kajiwara
Sho Yakumaru
Yasushi hosaka
Nori Sato
Kasumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masayuki Ochiai
Writers: Tokuro Nukui, Takehiko Hata, Tokuro Nukui
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshifumi Fukazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tori Matsuzaka and Machiko Ono and Katsuhisa Namase carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12428536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Masayuki Ochiai directs. Yoshifumi Fukazawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Yoshifumi Fukazawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Tori Matsuzaka and Machiko Ono and Katsuhisa Namase carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt12428536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.