Like a Girl Playing House
Onchi Eiko, the proprietress of a bar, is trapped in a sad, hidden past. One day, an old friend Shigeko shows up with her 5-year-old son Daiji in tow. Shigeko entrusts him to Eiko and disappears after she leaves a farewell letter. As Eiko looks at the innocent Daiji, she is reminded of her own past. The two of them who have no one to turn to, begin a life together as fake mother and son in this peculiar and yet heartrending story.
Director: Hideo Nakata
Cast
Sakura Ando
Onchi Eiko
Harutomo Koyama
Daiji
Asami Usuda
Shigeko
Kanji Furutachi
Maizen Shin
Kaito Takamura
Maizen Hikari
Toshie Negishi
Snack bar owner
Tetta Sugimoto
Tachibana
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