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Release Date:
August 27, 2005
Original Title:
メゾン・ド・ヒミコ
Alternate Titles:
Mezon do Himiko
The House of Himiko
卑弥呼之家
同志养老院
메종 드 히미코
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Asmik Ace Entertainment
Culture Publishers
IMJ Entertainment
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Stardust Pictures
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
KR: 15
Runtime: 130
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.
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Cinematography:
Takahiro Tsutai
Director:
Isshin Inudo
Music:
Haruomi Hosono
Producer:
Shinji Ogawa
Writer:
Aya Watanabe
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