
The Stork Nest
Genres
Overview
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."
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2013-11-25
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
7
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Yumiko Yasuda
Katsuhiko Watabiki
Keiji Hayami
Keiko Horiuchi
Ayako Oikawa
Noriko Eguchi
Sakura Ando
Akina Minami
Yasuhito Hida
Takashi Ukaji
Shu Watanabe
Haru
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Kasumi Arimura
Eri Tokunaga
Kurumi Shimizu
Yoh Yoshida
Ken Mitsuishi
Yasuko Tomita
Kuranosuke Sasaki
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