The Little House (film)

The Little House (小さいおうち) 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.

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
 * Haru Kuroki
 * Hidetaka Yoshioka
 * Satoshi Tsumabuki
 * Chieko Baisho
 * Takataro Kataoka
 * 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, where Haru Kuroki won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.

Two days after being released it had grossed ¥123 million (US$1.19 million) at the Japanese box office.