Hohoemu Hito
Movie
微笑む人 2020/03/01
Character count17,371
Word count7,567
Unique words1,647
Unique words used once932
Unique kanji760
Unique kanji used once250
Difficulty beta Moderate

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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