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The Stork Nest
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The Stork Nest

Nov 25, 2013
1h 40m
★ 7.0

Overview

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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TBS

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Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Yumiko Yasuda

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Keiji Hayami

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Keiko Horiuchi

Ayako Oikawa

Keiko Horiuchi

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

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