Saori is a young woman struggling to make her way in life. Her gay father, Himiko, had abandoned Saori and her mother years before. Now her father's young lover Haruhiko shows up to tell Saori that her father is dying of cancer. Still angry with her father but in need of money, Saori travels to the House of Himiko, a nursing home established by her father for gay men. Over time, a tenuous relationship begins to develop between Saori, her father, and Haruhiko.
Acting
Ko Shibasaki's brittle vulnerability steals every scene.
Production
The nursing home feels lived-in, warm, and quietly radical.
Director
Isshin Inudo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Isshin Inudo cast real gay bar owners and drag performers as nursing home residents for authenticity.
The film quietly critiques Japan's traditional ie family system by centering a patriarch who built his legacy entirely outside biological heirs.
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