The Little House (film)

2014 Japanese film

The Little House

Original Japanese Poster.

Directed by| Yoji Yamada
Written by| Kyoko Nakajima (novel)
Yoji Yamada & Emiko Hiramatsu (screenplay)
Based on| Chiisai Ouchi
by Kyoko Nakajima
Starring| Takako Matsu
Haru Kuroki
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Chieko Baisho
Takataro Kataoka
Music by| Joe Hisaishi

Release date

* January 25, 2014 (2014-01-25) (Japan)

Country| Japan
Language| Japanese
Box office| ¥123 million (US$1.19 million)

The Little House (小さいおうち, Chiisai Ouchi) is a 2014 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada and based on a novel by Kyoko Nakajima. It was released in Japan on 25 January 2014.[1]

## Plot[edit]

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The film is set in the 1930s and 1940s in Japan. It is narrated from the memoirs of Taki Nunomiya as an old woman. In 1930, she left Yamagata for Tokyo as an indentured servant to work as a housemaid.

## Cast[edit]

* Takako Matsu[2]
* Haru Kuroki[2]
* Hidetaka Yoshioka[2]
* Satoshi Tsumabuki[2]
* Chieko Baisho[2]
* Takataro Kataoka[2]
* Kazuko Yoshiyuki
* Yui Natsukawa
* Nenji Kobayashi
* Fumino Kimura
* Yukijirō Hotaru
* Takashi Sasano
* Hidetaka Yoshioka \- Itakura
* Shigeru Muroi
* Tomoko Nakajima
* Isao Hashizume

## Reception[edit]

The film was in competition for the Golden Bear at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival,[3] where Haru Kuroki won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.[4]

Two days after being released it had grossed ¥123 million (US$1.19 million) at the Japanese box office.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ 小さいおうち. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 January 2014.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Competition Jan 15, 2014: Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete". berlinale.de. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
3. ^ Stephen Cremin (15 January 201). "Trio from China compete in Berlin". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
4. ^ "Prizes of the International Jury". berlinale.de. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
5. ^ Kevin Ma (29 January 2014). "Eternal Zero leads Japan B.O. for sixth weekend". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in Japanese)
* The Little House at IMDb

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Films directed by Yoji Yamada

* Kiri no Hata (1965)
* Kyū-chan no Dekkai Yume (1967)
* Otoko wa Tsurai yo (1969–1995)
* Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
* Home from the Sea (1972)
* The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
* A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
* Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
* Hope and Pain (1988)
* My Sons (1991)
* A Class to Remember (1993)
* Gakko II (1996)
* The Twilight Samurai (2002)
* The Hidden Blade (2004)
* Love and Honor (2006)
* Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
* Otōto (2010)
* Tokyo Family (2013)
* The Little House (2014)
* Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (2015)
* What a Wonderful Family! (2016)
* Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)

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