

Mother Water
2010-10-30 · 104 min · ★ 6.3
Set with three central figures, "Mother Water" describes the daily lives of people near the Kamo River in Kyoto, Japan.
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- Directors
- Kana Matsumoto
- Production companies
- Nippon Television Network Corporation, VAP, Paradise Cafe, Suurkiitos, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, D.N. Dream Partners, Shasha Corporation, Nikkatsu Studio
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Satomi KobayashiSetsuko
Kyoko KoizumiTakako
Ryo KaseYamanoha
Mikako IchikawaHatsumi
Kento NagayamaJin
Ken MitsuishiOtome
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