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House on Fire

House on Fire

# Adapted from autobiographical story by Kazuo Dan, who published it a few months before his death
Drama
📜 Overview: In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1986-04-12
⌚ Running Time: 133 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.3

Beloved Cast

Ken Ogata original image
Kazuo Katsura
Ken Ogata
Ayumi Ishida original image
Yoriko
Ayumi Ishida
Mieko Harada original image
Keiko Yajima
Mieko Harada
Keiko Matsuzaka original image
Tokuko Tanayoshi
Keiko Matsuzaka
Renji Ishibashi original image
Kazuo's father
Renji Ishibashi
Fumi Dan original image
Kazuo's mother
Fumi Dan
Hatsuo Yamaya original image
Tokuko's father
Hatsuo Yamaya
Junko Miyauchi original image
Tokuko's mother
Junko Miyauchi
Hiroyuki Sanada original image
Chuya Nakahara
Hiroyuki Sanada
Yusuke Okada original image
Osamu Dazai
Yusuke Okada
Hisashi Igawa original image
Tsubono
Hisashi Igawa
Chu Arai original image
Kanda
Chu Arai
Atom Shimojo original image
Nakajima
Atom Shimojo
Takeshi Iba original image
Sasaki
Takeshi Iba
Takashi Taniguchi original image
Hayashi
Takashi Taniguchi
Ryuji Tonegawa original image
Ichiro
Ryuji Tonegawa
Nobuyuki Ichiyanagi original image
Jiro
Nobuyuki Ichiyanagi
Satoshi Okuma original image
Yata
Satoshi Okuma
Yuka Yonezawa original image
Fumiko
Yuka Yonezawa
Mami Okamura original image
Satoko
Mami Okamura
Sayoko Tanimoto original image
Sayoko Tanimoto
Mina Asami original image
Mina Asami
Keizo Kanie original image
Keizo Kanie
Tsutomu Shimomoto original image
Tsutomu Shimomoto
Masato Ise original image
Kazuo as a boy
Masato Ise
Takashi Noguchi original image
Takashi Noguchi
Yukio Miyagi original image
Detective
Yukio Miyagi
Gōzō Sōma original image
Doctor
Gōzō Sōma
Daisuke Okamoto original image
Young college student
Daisuke Okamoto
Mineko Maruhira original image
Mineko Maruhira
Makoto Sumikawa original image
Makoto Sumikawa
Kumiko Itou original image
Kumiko Itou
Natsuko Suzuki original image
Natsuko Suzuki
Mayumi Tokunaga original image
Nurse
Mayumi Tokunaga

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