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The Little House

6.6

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Original title

Chiisai Ouchi (The Little House)

Year

2014

Running time

136 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Yôji Yamada

Screenwriter

Yôji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu. Novel: Kyoko Nakajima

Cast

Music

Joe Hisaishi

Cinematography

Masashi Chikamori

Producer

Sumitomo Corporation

Genre

Drama. Romance | Family Relationships. 1930s. 1940s

Synopsis

Takeshi finds several notebooks by his late aunt Taki Nunomiya, who never married. Through the notebooks Takeshi learns of his aunt's life.

Prior to World War II, in a little house with a red triangular roof in Tokyo, Taki works as a housemaid. The family that lives in the little house consists of 3 members: the husband who works at a toy company, his beautiful wife Tokiko and their five year old son Kyoichi. Taki longs for her employer Tokiko. The husband then hires a young art school graduate named Shoji Itakura. Tokiko and Taki are both excited by the man's artistic talents. Meanwhile, the war situation deteriorates as well as the relationships in the little house.

Awards: 2014: Berlin Film Festival: Best Actress (Haru Kuroki)

2015: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Best Supporting Actress. 9 nominations

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The Little House

2014

Yôji Yamada

6.6

(763)