The Little House (2014)

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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.

• Released: 2014-01-25
• Genres: Romance, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 16m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 46 votes

Directed by Yoji Yamada.

Top cast

• Takako Matsu as Tokiko Hirai
• Haru Kuroki as Taki Nunomiya
• Satoshi Tsumabuki as Takeshi
• Chieko Baisho as Taki Nunomiya
• Yui Natsukawa as Yasuko Arai
• Yukijiro Hotaru as Liquor Store Old Man
• Isao Hashizume as Elementary School Teacher
• Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Mrs. Konaka
• Takatarô Kataoka as Masaki Hirai
• Hidetaka Yoshioka as Shoji Itakura

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