The Little House (film) explained

The Little House
Director:	Yoji Yamada
Starring:	Takako Matsu Haru Kuroki Hidetaka Yoshioka Satoshi Tsumabuki Chieko Baisho Takataro Kataoka
Music:	Joe Hisaishi
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Gross:	¥123 million (US$1.19 million)

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77840/. ja:小さいおうち. 16 January 2014. eiga.com. Japanese.
2. Web site: Competition Jan 15, 2014: Berlinale 2014: Competition Complete . 15 January 2014. 16 January 2014. berlinale.de.
3. Web site: Trio from China compete in Berlin. Stephen Cremin. 15 January 201. 16 January 2014. Film Business Asia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140117020624/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/trio-from-china-compete-in-berlin. 17 January 2014.
4. Web site: Prizes of the International Jury . 16 February 2014 . berlinale.de.
5. Web site: Eternal Zero leads Japan B.O. for sixth weekend. Kevin Ma. 29 January 2014. 29 January 2014. Film Business Asia.