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The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (2018)

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (2018)

Drama
Release Date: 2018, November 30
Directors: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Countries: Japan
Production: Office Crescendo, Shochiku, Fuji Television Network, Kinoshita Group, dentsu, Gentosha, Japan Music Entertainment, GYAO
Cast: Min Tanaka, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ryoko Shinohara, Tetsushi Tanaka, Kurumi Inagaki, Rina Kawaei, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Keiko Matsuzaka, Sayaka Yamaguchi

Overview:

Kaoruko and Kazumasa Harima are a separated couple with two children. They plan to divorce once their daughter, Mizuho, enters elementary school. One day, they receive devastating news of their daughter falling into a coma after a near-drowning accident at a pool. The doctors declare her brain dead with no prospect of recovery and the couple must decide if they should donate her organs to others in need or to wait until her heart stops beating.

Keywords:

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