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.”
Unfortunately the movie The Smiling Man is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Masayuki Ochiai | Director |
| Writing | Takehiko Hata | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tokuro Nukui | Writer |
