House of Himiko

House of Himiko

130 mins | Drama | Aug. 27, 2005

Saori is a young woman struggling to make her way in life. Her gay father, Himiko, had abandoned Saori and her mother years before. Now her father's young lover Haruhiko shows up to tell Saori that her father is dying of cancer. Still angry with her father but in need of money, Saori travels to the House of Himiko, a nursing home established by her father for gay men. Over time, a tenuous relationship begins to develop between Saori, her father, and Haruhiko.

House of Himiko

130 mins | Drama | Aug. 27, 2005

House of Himiko
Saori is a young woman struggling to make her way in life. Her gay father, Himiko, had abandoned Saori and her mother years before. Now her father's young lover Haruhiko shows up to tell Saori that her father is dying of cancer. Still angry with her father but in need of money, Saori travels to the House of Himiko, a nursing home established by her father for gay men. Over time, a tenuous relationship begins to develop between Saori, her father, and Haruhiko.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Asmik Ace, Culture Publishers (CP), Nippon Television Network Corporation, IMJ Entertainment, Stardust Pictures
Original title メゾン・ド・ヒミコ
Directors Isshin Inudo
Writers Aya Watanabe

Cast

Ko Shibasaki

as Saori Yoshida

Joe Odagiri

as Haruhiko

Min Tanaka

as Himiko

Hidetoshi Nishijima

as Hosokawa

Shinichi Hatori

as Announcer

Hirokazu Inoue

as Takao

Junkyu Moriyama

as Kijima

Chiharu Muraishi

as Erina

Tokimasa Tanabe

as Junya