Movie: The Stork Nest

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru
薬師丸ひろ子

Yumiko Yasuda

Katsuhiko Watabiki
綿引勝彦

Keiji Hayami

Keiko Horiuchi
堀内敬子

Ayako Oikawa

Noriko Eguchi
江口のりこ

Sakura Ando
安藤サクラ

Akina Minami
南明奈

Yasuhito Hida
緋田康人

Takashi Ukaji
宇梶剛士

Shu Watanabe
渡部秀

Haru
波瑠

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    A small clinic in Kumamoto Prefecture begins accepting anonymous drop-offs of unwanted newborn babies at a residential building. The name of the controversial new program is "Stork Nest."

  • Release Date

    2013-11-25

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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