House of Himiko (2005)

  • NR
  • 08/27/2005 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 2h 10m

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.

Isshin Inudo

Director

Aya Watanabe

Writer

Cast

Ko Shibasaki's headshot

Ko Shibasaki

Saori Yoshida
Joe Odagiri's headshot

Joe Odagiri

Haruhiko
Min Tanaka's headshot

Min Tanaka

Himiko
Hidetoshi Nishijima's headshot

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hosokawa
Shin'ichi Hatori's headshot

Shin'ichi Hatori

Announcer
Hirokazu Inoue's headshot

Hirokazu Inoue

Takao
Junkyu Moriyama's headshot

Junkyu Moriyama

Kijima
Chiharu Muraishi's headshot

Chiharu Muraishi

Erina

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