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The Stork Nest
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The Stork Nest

2013-11-25 · 100 min · ★ 7.0

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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Directors
Fuminori Kaneko
Production companies
TBS
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiroko YakushimaruHiroko YakushimaruYumiko Yasuda
Katsuhiko WatabikiKatsuhiko WatabikiKeiji Hayami
Keiko HoriuchiKeiko HoriuchiAyako Oikawa
Noriko EguchiNoriko Eguchi
Sakura AndoSakura Ando
Akina MinamiAkina Minami
Yasuhito HidaYasuhito Hida
Takashi UkajiTakashi Ukaji
Shu WatanabeShu Watanabe
HaruHaru
Hana SugisakiHana Sugisaki
Kasumi ArimuraKasumi Arimura
Eri TokunagaEri Tokunaga
Kurumi ShimizuKurumi Shimizu
Yoh YoshidaYoh Yoshida
Ken MitsuishiKen Mitsuishi
Yasuko TomitaYasuko Tomita
Kuranosuke SasakiKuranosuke SasakiMayor

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