Japan Synopsis
小さいおうち
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 in a little house in Tokyo with a red gabled roof.
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Drama + Family in Japan
52 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Little House itself).
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
The Little House holds position #311 of 546 Japan films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Little House premiered alongside 186 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.
The 2915th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
37 audience reviews — more than 57% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (57th percentile) outruns trending popularity (23th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,566 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,131 of 1,933 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TV Asahi, Sumitomo Corporation, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 16m |
| Release Date | January 25, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt2530392 |