Home: The House Imp
6.5
When Koichi Takahasi (Miutani) is transferred from Tokyo to a small village in Iwate Prefecture, they set up hoe in a two-hundred year-old farmhouse. The family is split between those who hate the move and those who are happy. Fumiko (Yasuda), the wife, is unhappy at the change and doesn’t get on with her elderly neighbours, Azumi (Hashimoto) is sad about having to transfer to a new school. Koichi’s mother, Sumiyo (Kusabue), rather likes the new community while young Tomoya Takahashi (Hamada) really enjoys the new move because he can play outdoors. Koichi takes note of the split in the family but finds himself struggling at his new job. Thankfully the house has Zashiki Warashi (yokai) living there who will unite them with their antics. Judging by the poster these antics won’t be terrifying.
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Cast
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Yutaka Mizutani
Koichi Takahashi
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The Youth Killer
Narumi Yasuda
Fumiko Takahashi
Known for
Fukushima 50
Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Yoshihiro Ike
Seiji Izumi
Also in
Grapefruit no yôna onna: Sei ran no hibi
Hiroshi Ogiwara
Hideaki Asazuma
Ai Hashimoto
Azumi Takahashi
Known for
Confessions
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn
Renji Ishibashi
Known for
Audition
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Narito Kaneko
Hideyuki Endô
Tatsuomi Hamada
Tomoya Takahashi
Known for
Baby Assassins 2
Shigeyuki Endō
Seiji Izumi Director · Narito Kaneko Screenplay Hiroshi Ogiwara Story
Worldwide gross $5.3M · First release April 27, 2012 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,304,736
Production
Toei Company
Production
Toei Tokyo
Production
Toei TV Production
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Kinoshita Komuten
Production
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Production
Trysome
Production
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Production
The Asahi Shimbun
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Nagoya Broadcasting Network
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Hokkaido Television Broadcasting
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Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting
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Asahi Shimbun Publications
Production
Japan
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Original title
HOME 愛しの座敷わらし
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 27, 2012
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No release date listed for United States.
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