La Maison de Himiko (2005)
Saori is a young woman struggling to make her way in life. Her gay father, Himiko, had abandoned Saori and her mother years before. Now her father's young lover Haruhiko shows up to tell Saori that her father is dying of cancer. Still angry with her father but in need of money, Saori travels to the House of Himiko, a nursing home established by her father for gay men. Over time, a tenuous relationship begins to develop between Saori, her father, and Haruhiko.
Director: Isshin Inudo
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Ko Shibasaki as Saori Yoshida |
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Joe Odagiri as Haruhiko |
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Min Tanaka as Himiko |
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Hidetoshi Nishijima as Hosokawa |
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Shin'ichi Hatori as Announcer |
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Hirokazu Inoue as Takao |
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Junkyu Moriyama as Kijima |
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Chiharu Muraishi as Erina |
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Tokimasa Tanabe as Junya |
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Torauemon Utazawa as Ruby |
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Shinichi Yanagisawa as Masaki |
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Hiroshi Okochi as |
| Directing | Isshin Inudo | Director |
| Sound | Haruomi Hosono | Music |
| Production | Shinji Ogawa | Producer |
| Writing | Aya Watanabe | Writer |
| Production | Tsuyoshi Sugino | Casting |
| Lighting | Yoshitake Hikita | Gaffer |
| Camera | Takahiro Tsutai | Director of Photography |
