La Maison de Himiko (2005)

6.2/10 130 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Ko Shibasaki

Saori Yoshida

Joe Odagiri

Haruhiko

Min Tanaka

Himiko

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hosokawa

Shin'ichi Hatori

Announcer

Hirokazu Inoue

Takao

Chiharu Muraishi

Erina

Torauemon Utazawa

Ruby

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Masaki

Hiroshi Okochi

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