The Little House

The Little House

136 mins | Drama, Family, History | Jan. 25, 2014

Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her memories. This is how he learns the truth about her youth working as a housemaid and nanny for the Hirai family in a little house in Tokyo with a red gabled roof.

The Little House

136 mins | Drama, Family, History | Jan. 25, 2014

The Little House
Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her memories. This is how he learns the truth about her youth working as a housemaid and nanny for the Hirai family in a little house in Tokyo with a red gabled roof.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd., tv asahi, Sumitomo Corporation
Original title 小さいおうち
Directors Yoji Yamada
Writers Kyôko Nakajima, Emiko Hiramatsu, Yoji Yamada

Cast

Takako Matsu

as Tokiko Hirai

Haru Kuroki

as Taki Nunomiya / Young Taki

Satoshi Tsumabuki

as Takeshi

Chieko Baisho

as Taki Nunomiya

Yui Natsukawa

as Yasuko Arai

Yukijiro Hotaru

as Liquor Store Old Man

Isao Hashizume

as Elementary School Teacher

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

as Mrs. Konaka

Takatarô Kataoka

as Masaki Hirai

Hidetaka Yoshioka

as Masaharu Itakura

Shigeru Muroi

as Sadako

Takashi Sasano

as Kazuo Hanawa

Fumino Kimura

as Yuki

Tomoko Nakajima

as Mutsuko Matsuoka

LaSalle Ishii

as President Yanagi

Aki Takejo

as Kane

Yoneko Matsukane

as Hanawa's Aunt

Satoshi Akiyama

as Young Kyoichi

Fukutarô Ichikawa

as Young Kyoichi

Masakane Yonekura

as Kyoichi

Hayashiya Shōzō IX

as Therapist

Nenji Kobayashi

as Gunji Arai