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.
Winner of the Silver Bear for best actress (Haru Kuroki) at the Berlin Film Festival.
Chiisai Ouchi
2014
General Audiences
136 min.
Fiction
Japan
Colorido
Yôji Yamada
Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu
Masashi Chikamor
Iwao Ishii
Takako Matsu, Haru Kuroki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chieko Baisho, Takataro Kataoka
Hiroshi Fukazawa, Hiroyuki Saito
Shochiku
Joe Hisaishi
Shochiku
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