Crazy Rich Asians: Cosmopolitan Film but Tacky Title
Crazy Rich Asians. The title is tacky, but the actual movie is both heartwarming and cosmopolitan. After all, it takes place in Singapore!
The Smiling Man
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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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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Genre:TV Movie, Drama, Mystery
Written By:Takehiko Hata, Tokuro Nukui
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Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:TV Asahi
Cast
Masayuki Ochiai
Director
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
Toshihito Kokubo
Takuro Kamoi
Fuga Shibazaki
Toshimi Nito (child)
Sora Tamaki
Kasumi (child)
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