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The Little House
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The Little House

2014-01-25 · 136 min · ★ 6.8

Romance · Drama

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.

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Directors
Yoji Yamada
Production companies
TV Asahi, Sumitomo Corporation, Shochiku, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Eisei Gekijo, Nippan Group Holdings, PIA Corporation, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Tokyo FM, Hakuhodo, GYAO, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, Shochiku Tokyo Studio
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Takako MatsuTakako MatsuTokiko Hirai
Haru KurokiHaru KurokiTaki Nunomiya
Satoshi TsumabukiSatoshi TsumabukiTakeshi
Chieko BaishoChieko BaishoTaki Nunomiya
Yui NatsukawaYui NatsukawaYasuko Arai
Yukijiro HotaruYukijiro HotaruLiquor Store Old Man
Isao HashizumeIsao HashizumeElementary School Teacher
Kazuko YoshiyukiKazuko YoshiyukiMrs. Konaka
Takatarô KataokaTakatarô KataokaMasaki Hirai
Hidetaka YoshiokaHidetaka YoshiokaShoji Itakura
Shigeru MuroiShigeru MuroiSadako
Takashi SasanoTakashi SasanoKazuo Hanawa
Fumino KimuraFumino KimuraYuki
Haru KurokiHaru KurokiYoung Taki
Tomoko NakajimaTomoko NakajimaMutsuko Matsuoka
LaSalle IshiiLaSalle IshiiPresident Yanagi
Aki TakejoAki TakejoKane
Yoneko MatsukaneYoneko MatsukaneHanawa's Aunt
Satoshi AkiyamaYoung Kyoichi
Fukutarô IchikawaYoung Kyoichi

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