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The Little House (2010)

The Little House poster
Original title
小さいおうち
Directed by
Yōji Yamada
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 16m
Rated
7
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman looks back at her time as a maid in a Tokyo household in the 1930s. The story slowly reveals the hidden emotions and secrets within a seemingly happy family.

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What happens

The Little House (小さいおうち, Chiisai Ouchi) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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