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Midnight Swan
Midnight Swan

Midnight Swan

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Drama

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Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother Saori. From living in solitude by herself, to now living with Ichika, Nagisa develops maternal instincts for the first time.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

25 September 2020

Country

Japan

Cast

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Nagisa

Misaki Hattori

Misaki Hattori

Ichika Sakurada

Asami Mizukawa

Asami Mizukawa

Saori Sakurada

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Mama Yoko

Sei Matobu

Sei Matobu

Mika Katahira

Shunsuke Tanaka

Shunsuke Tanaka

Kaito Yoshimura

Kaito Yoshimura

Reo Sanada

Reo Sanada

Rinka Ueno

Rinka Ueno

Rin

Eriko Sato

Eriko Sato

Mayumi Kuwata

Yusuke Hirayama

Yusuke Hirayama

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

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