

Like a Girl Playing House
Season - Episode
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.
Year 2016
Studio NHK BS Premium
Director
Crew Noriaki Sugihara (Screenplay), Hideo Nakata (Director), Hidekazu Sakamoto (Original Music Composer), Hiroko Matsuda (Original Story)
Popularity 0.824
Language Japanese