Hanayome 12 years old

Chiyo, a 59 year old mother of 4, had lost her husband seven years ago. She will soon lose her home so she is offered by her eldest son, Ryoichi to live with him and his family. But her children are disappointed to hear that Chiyo has decided to become a live-in housekeeper. Then her eldest daughter Setsuko announced that Chiyo has had an offer of marriage. It is from the widower Kurosaki who had been a friend to Chiyo's deceased husband. Kurosaki runs a small company and has no children but has enough life savings. However, second daughter Tomoe, and youngest child, Yoko, are opposed to it. The siblings begin to argue. Meanwhile, Kurosaki tells his sister Namiko that he has decided to remarry. She is furious because he refuses to tell her anything about Chiyo. Thus, she takes it upon herself to find out about Chiyo and soon has a confrontation with her. Around that time, Kurosaki’s company is about to go bankrupt...

Credits

Hanayome Cast

Name Character
Kayoko Kishimoto She was 51, now 63 years old
Nenji Kobayashi He was 68, now 81 years old
Akiko Nomura She was 85, now 97 years old
Pinko Izumi She was 64, now 77 years old as Katakura Chiyo
Kaito Kobayashi He was 10, now 22 years old
Ayako Kobayashi She was 39, now 52 years old
Umika Kawashima She was 17, now 30 years old
Yukie Nakama She was 32, now 45 years old as Katakura Tomoe

Hanayome Crew

Name Department
Mitsuo Kurotsuchi as Screenplay. He was 64 (now 77) years old Writing
Kuniko Mukōda as Original Story. She was 83 (52) years old when She died Writing
Hanayome (12 years)

  • Release day: Monday, January 02, 2012
  • Runtime: 102 minutes