The Little House

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.

Director: Yoji Yamada

Cast

Takako Matsu

Tokiko Hirai

Haru Kuroki

Taki Nunomiya

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Takeshi

Chieko Baisho

Taki Nunomiya

Yui Natsukawa

Yasuko Arai

Yukijiro Hotaru

Liquor Store Old Man

Isao Hashizume

Elementary School Teacher

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Mrs. Konaka