House on Fire
6.8
“Adapted from autobiographical story by Kazuo Dan, who published it a few months before his death”
In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work
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Cast
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Ken Ogata
Kazuo Katsura
Known for
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
The Ballad of Narayama
Ayumi Ishida
Yoriko
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Mieko Harada
Keiko Yajima
Known for
Ran
The Hours of My Life
Keiko Matsuzaka
Tokuko Tanayoshi
Known for
The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Renji Ishibashi
Kazuo's father
Known for
Audition
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Fumi Dan
Kazuo's mother
Known for
After the Rain
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Hatsuo Yamaya
Tokuko's father
Known for
Kids Return
Demons
Junko Miyauchi
Tokuko's mother
Also in
Settlement of Love
Till Tomorrow Is
Hiroyuki Sanada
Chuya Nakahara
Known for
Shōgun
47 Ronin
Yusuke Okada
Osamu Dazai
Also in
Take Care, Red Riding Hood
Battle Cry
Hisashi Igawa
Tsubono
Known for
Ran
Pitfall
Chu Arai
Kanda
Also in
Madcap Mixup
It's The Drifters! Steal, steal, steal as much as you can!
Kinji Fukasaku Director · Fumio Kōnami Screenplay Kazuo Dan Author
First release April 12, 1986 · Produced in Japan · Production Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Production
Toei Company
Production
Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
火宅の人
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 12, 1986
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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