LITTLE HOUSE - BLU-TWILIGHT TIME

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• Release Year: 2014
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Veteran director Yôji Yamada (The Twilight Samurai) brings us another in his esteemed series of poignant period films focusing on key eras in Japan's historical past. Here, in The Little House (Chiisai Ouchi, 2014), the time frame is 1931-1945, as Japan drifts towards war—but while the sociopolitical aspects make an important backdrop, Yamada zeros in on a deeply personal story: the doomed illicit love between a married matron (Takako Matsu) and her husband's artistic colleague (Hidetaka Yoshioka), as observed and later recalled by an innocent servant girl (Haru Kuroki). Shot by Masashi Chikamori, and featuring a lovely score by Joe Hisaishi.;
• Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chieko Baishô, Takako Matsu, Haru Kuroki, Takatarô Kataoka, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yui Natsukawa, Yukijirô Hotaru, Takashi Sasano, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Nenji Kobayashi, Fumino Kimura, Shigeru Muroi, Tomoko Nakajima, Isao Hashizume, Aki Takejô, Masakane Yonekura, Shozo Hayashiya, La Salle Ishii, Satoshi Akiyama, Yoneko Matsukane, Yôji Yamada, Kyôko Nakajima, Emiko Hiramatsu, Tadashi Ohsumi, Masashi Chikamori, Iwao Ishii, Joe Hisaishi, Kazumi Kishida, Mitsuo Degawa, Daisuke Sue
• Director: Yôji Yamada
• Runtime: 2:16
• Company: Shochiku Company, Sumitomo Corporation, TV Asahi (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)), Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Eisei Gekijo, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., PIA, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., GyaO Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network (NBN), Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co. (HTB), Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting, 'The Little House' Film Partners, Red Jam, LLC, Twilight Time
• Media Format: Movie