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The Little House
The Little House

The Little House

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

136 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

25 January 2014

Country

Japan

Cast

Takako Matsu

Takako Matsu

Tokiko Hirai

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Taki Nunomiya

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Takeshi

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Taki Nunomiya

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Yasuko Arai

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Liquor Store Old Man

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Elementary School Teacher

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Mrs. Konaka

Takatarô Kataoka

Takatarô Kataoka

Masaki Hirai

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Shoji Itakura

Shigeru Muroi

Shigeru Muroi

Sadako

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Kazuo Hanawa

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Yuki

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Young Taki

Tomoko Nakajima

Tomoko Nakajima

Mutsuko Matsuoka

LaSalle Ishii

LaSalle Ishii

President Yanagi

Aki Takejo

Aki Takejo

Kane

Yoneko Matsukane

Yoneko Matsukane

Hanawa's Aunt

Satoshi Akiyama

Satoshi Akiyama

Young Kyoichi

Fukutarô Ichikawa

Fukutarô Ichikawa

Young Kyoichi

Masakane Yonekura

Masakane Yonekura

Kyoichi

Hayashiya Shōzō IX

Hayashiya Shōzō IX

Therapist

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Gunji Arai

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