The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
2018•IIA•2h 0m•6.9•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writer
Eriko Shinozaki
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Office Crescendo
Cast
Ryoko Shinohara
Kaoruko Harima
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Kazumasa Harima
Kurumi Inagaki
Mizuho Harima
Kentaro Sakaguchi
Yuya Hoshino
Rina Kawaei
Mao Kawashima
Keiko Matsuzaka
Chizuko
Sayaka Yamaguchi
Miharu
Tetsushi Tanaka
Shindo
Min Tanaka
Tatsuo Harima
Production
Company
Office Crescendo
Company
Shochiku
Company
Fuji Television Network
Company
Kinoshita Group
Company
dentsu
Company
Gentosha
Company
Japan Music Entertainment
Company
GYAO
Producer
Hirotaka Aragaki
Producer
Kei Kajimoto
Producer
Kiyoshi Inoue
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