The Little House (2014 film)

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]

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)

Plot

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

• 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

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]