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The Stork Nest

The Stork Nest

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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."

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

25 November 2013

Country

Japan

Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Yumiko Yasuda

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Keiji Hayami

Keiko Horiuchi

Keiko Horiuchi

Ayako Oikawa

Noriko Eguchi

Noriko Eguchi

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Akina Minami

Akina Minami

Yasuhito Hida

Yasuhito Hida

Takashi Ukaji

Takashi Ukaji

Shu Watanabe

Shu Watanabe

Haru

Haru

Hana Sugisaki

Hana Sugisaki

Kasumi Arimura

Kasumi Arimura

Eri Tokunaga

Eri Tokunaga

Kurumi Shimizu

Kurumi Shimizu

Yoh Yoshida

Yoh Yoshida

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Yasuko Tomita

Yasuko Tomita

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Kuranosuke Sasaki

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