The Little House (2014)
Chiisai ouchi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 16min
- Drama, Romance
- 25 Jan 2014 (Japan)
- Movie
A woman looks back on her family's life in Tokyo before and during WWII. A maid arrives from the countryside to work for an upper middle class family. She fits in well, but everyone's emotions are stirred up with the arrival of a student.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast
| Takako Matsu | ... |
Tokiko Hirai
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| Haru Kuroki | ... |
Taki Nunomiya (younger)
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| Isao Hashizume | ... |
Professor Konaka
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| Kazuko Yoshiyuki | ... |
Professor Konaka's wife
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Shigeru Muroi | ... |
Sadako
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| Tomoko Nakajima | ... |
Chikako Matsuoka
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Aki Takejô | ... |
Kane
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| Yoneko Matsukane | ... |
Hanawa's Aunt
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Takashi Sasano | ... |
Kazuo Hanawa
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La Salle Ishii | ... |
Yanagi
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| Shôzô Hayashiya | ... |
Therapist
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Uta Yotsuya |
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Rei Shibakusa |
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Isao Kataoka |
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Tomoko Takama |
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Mari Okamoto |
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Tsubasa Suzuki |
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Takuya Ôsaki |
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Nao Negishi |
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Runa Ito |
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Kazuki Asano |
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Yukijirô Hotaru | ... |
Bar owner
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Miyu Muraoka |
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Tokio Seki |
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Mitsuru Kato |
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Masayasu Kitayama |
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Fukutarô Ichikawa |
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Satoshi Akiyama | ... |
Young Kyoichi Hirai
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| Takatarô Kataoka | ... |
Masaki Hirai
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Hidetaka Yoshioka | ... |
Masaharu Itakura
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| Satoshi Tsumabuki | ... |
Takeshi Arai
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Fumino Kimura | ... |
Yuki
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| Yui Natsukawa | ... |
Yasuko Arai
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Noriko Kohyama |
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Toshiyuki Sugiyama |
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Maiko Ishihara |
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| Masakane Yonekura | ... |
Kyoichi Hirai
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Nenji Kobayashi | ... |
Gunji Arai
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| Chieko Baishô | ... |
Taki Nunomiya (older)
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Directed by
| Yôji Yamada | ||
Written by
| Kyôko Nakajima | ... | (based on the novel by) |
| Yôji Yamada | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Emiko Hiramatsu | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Hiroshi Fukazawa | ... | associate producer |
| Hitoshi Iwata | ... | line producer |
| Hiroyuki Saitô | ... | associate producer |
| Tomohiko Saitô | ... | line producer |
| Jun'ichi Sakomoto | ... | executive producer |
| Tadashi Ôsumi | ... | producer (as Tadashi Ohsumi) |
Music by
| Joe Hisaishi | ||
Cinematography by
| Masashi Chikamori | ||
Editing by
| Iwao Ishii | ||
Editorial Department
| Hiroyuki Fukushima | ... | timing |
| Ai Mabuchi | ... | timing |
| Yoshifumi Masuda | ... | film recording |
| Yasuhiro Matsumoto | ... | colorist |
| Ryôsuke Miki | ... | film scanning |
| Naoko Nakata | ... | assistant editor |
| Yukiko Okabe | ... | negative cutter |
| Yôko Satô | ... | negative cutter |
| Yôji Tachibana | ... | assistant editor |
| Yoshiko Tsujii | ... | negative cutter |
Art Direction by
| Mitsuo Degawa | ||
| Daisuke Sue | ||
Set Decoration by
| Yukio Yuzawa | ||
Costume Design by
| Kazuo Matsuda | ||
Makeup Department
| Kanako Chino | ... | hair stylist |
| Etsuko Egawa | ... | special make up |
| Hirotaka Kabeya | ... | special make up |
| Miki Kudo | ... | special make up |
| Kaneko Miyazawa | ... | hair stylist |
| Yoshiko Odata | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Kenji Asai | ... | delegate producer |
| Michiomi Fukita | ... | delegate producer |
| Hideaki Furuta | ... | delegate producer |
| Takashi Hirajô | ... | delegate producer |
| Hiroshi Ida | ... | delegate producer |
| Akio Kobayashi | ... | delegate producer |
| Hiroshi Kurosaki | ... | delegate producer |
| Yôzô Matsuda | ... | delegate producer |
| Naoto Miyamoto | ... | delegate producer |
| Kuniharu Nakamura | ... | delegate producer |
| Minoru Toizumi | ... | delegate producer |
| Shin'ya Yamamoto | ... | delegate producer |
| Hiroshi Yanai | ... | delegate producer |
| Eisaku Yoshikawa | ... | delegate producer |
| Nobuyoshi Ôtani | ... | delegate producer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yûichirô Hamada | ... | assistant director |
| Kinichi Hanawa | ... | first assistant director |
| Emiko Hiramatsu | ... | assistant director / first assistant director |
| Tomoaki Sasae | ... | assistant director |
| Rina Sueyoshi | ... | assistant director |
| Masahito Toyofuku | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Sanae Hatanaka | ... | set decorator assistant |
| Chihiro Katô | ... | props |
| Chizuru Kawamoto | ... | set decorator assistant |
| Keiko Kayadani | ... | assistant art director |
| Masahiro Kikumoto | ... | set decorator assistant |
| Masashi Kumagai | ... | art direction producer |
| Masaharu Maeda | ... | props |
| Masako Mikuni | ... | set decorator assistant |
| Kazuyuki Muraeda | ... | coating |
| Takashi Nishimura | ... | assistant art director |
| Nao Shimoyama | ... | assistant art director |
| Ichirô Utsugi | ... | props |
| Atsushi Yamaguchi | ... | furniture |
Sound Department
| Emi Hashimoto | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Yukio Hokari | ... | sound effects editor |
| Miyuki Horiuchi | ... | post recording editor |
| Natsuko Inoue | ... | post recording editor |
| Sakura Katsumata | ... | sound effects assistant |
| Kazumi Kishida | ... | sound |
| Kazuhiro Kurihara | ... | sound recordist |
| Yûki Okamoto | ... | sound recordist |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | foley artist / post recording editor |
| Shôta Osamura | ... | sound recordist |
| Kazunori Shimizu | ... | music editor |
Visual Effects by
| Shûji Asano | ... | vfx producer |
| Akio Kazumi | ... | vfx director |
| Atsushi Yokoishi | ... | cgi supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Isamu Ebihara | ... | camera operator |
| Takao Ichikawa | ... | lighting technician |
| Tadashi Kaneda | ... | still photographer |
| Akiko Kikumoto | ... | lighting technician |
| Kôsuke Matsushita | ... | lighting technician |
| Mami Shimoda | ... | camera operator |
| Akihiro Shimura | ... | lighting technician |
| Yûsuke Shiratori | ... | lighting technician (as Yusuke Shiratori) |
| Kiyoshi Takahashi | ... | camera operator |
| Hiroshi Tanabe | ... | lighting technician |
| Heita Tanaka | ... | camera operator |
| Hirofumi Toba | ... | lighting technician |
| Makoto Tsuha | ... | lighting technician |
| Masayo Uetani | ... | camera operator |
| Kôichi Watanabe | ... | gaffer |
| Toshikatsu Yanagawa | ... | grip |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Tetsuya Katô | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Aiko Mizushima | ... | assistant costume designer |
Music Department
| Shigeyuki Onodera | ... | musical producer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Toshio Suzuki | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Don Brown | ... | english subtitle translation |
| Catherine Cadou | ... | french dialogue: original version with subtitles |
| Jérémie Charrier | ... | press attaché: France |
| Keiji Endô | ... | lab coordinator |
| Shunya Hirota | ... | opticals |
| Mathilde Incerti | ... | press attaché: France |
| Yoshiyuki Kishimoto | ... | technical advisor |
| Mamoru Kiyono | ... | studio engineer |
| Ayano Komiya | ... | studio engineer |
| Yukio Kumagai | ... | title designer |
| Kôsaku Mito | ... | garden designer |
| Eriko Muramatsu | ... | publicity producer |
| Ken Yabuno | ... | painting supervisor |
Production Companies
- Shochiku
- Sumitomo Corporation
- TV Asahi
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
- Eisei Gekijo
- Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
- PIA
- The Yomiuri Shimbun
- Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co.
- Hakuhodo
- Gyao
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- Nagoya Broadcasting Network (Nagoya TV)
- Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co. (HTB)
- Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting
Distributors
- Shochiku (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Golem Distribución (2014) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Ifilm (2014) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Pyramide Distribution (2014) (France) (theatrical)
- Golden Scene (2014) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Golden Scene (2014) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shochiku Home Video (2014) (Japan) (DVD)
- Twilight Time (2015) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs (funding)
- Titra Film Paris (french subtitles: original version with subtitles)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by AnonymousB |
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Did You Know?
| Goofs | When the student is reading the book to the child, he quotes the book as saying the Titanic sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Of course, the Titanic sunk in the Atlantic Ocean. See more » |