Like a Girl Playing House

A quiet, tender story that slowly draws you into its gentle sadness and the fragile warmth of an unlikely bond.

Created by

Hideo Nakata

Genres

Drama, Family

Starring

Sakura Ando, Harutomo Koyama, Asami Usuda

Overview

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.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Found family, parenthood, grief, isolation

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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