, also known internationally as ''La Maison de Himiko'', is a 2005 Japanese film directed by

Isshin Inudo is a Japanese film director. Career Inudo began making films on his own in high school, with one of his works being selected for the 1979 Pia Film Festival. After attending Tokyo Zokei University, he found work at Asahi Promotions where he bega ...

and starring

Kō Shibasaki is a Japanese actress and singer who has performed in television shows, movies, and commercials. She is managed by Stardust Promotion. Biography Acting career Shibasaki debuted in 2000, when she portrayed Mitsuko Souma in '' Battle Royale.'' S ...

as Saori, Min Tanaka as Saori's father Himiko, and

Joe Odagiri , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and musician. Personal life Joe Odagiri was born in Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture. Though he was accepted by Kochi University, he turned it down for an opportunity to study in the United States ...

as Haruhiko, Himiko's lover. The film was shown at the Japanese film festival in Sydney in December 2006 (as ''La Maison de Himiko'').

Plot

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

* Jō Odagiri as Haruhiko *

Ko Shibasaki is a Japanese actress and singer who has performed in television shows, movies, and commercials. She is managed by Stardust Promotion. Biography Acting career Shibasaki debuted in 2000, when she portrayed Mitsuko Souma in '' Battle Royale.'' ...

as Saori * Min Tanaka as Tanaka * Hidetoshi Nishijima as Hosokawa * Torauemon Utazawa as Ruby * Kira Aoyama as Yamazaki

Reception

In 2007, the film won the Nippon Cinema Award at the Nippon Connection Film Festival.

References

External links

Official Website
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