The Stork Nest (2013)
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."
Top billed cast
Hiroko YakushimaruYumiko Yasuda
Katsuhiko WatabikiKeiji Hayami
Keiko HoriuchiAyako Oikawa
Noriko Eguchi
Sakura Ando
Akina Minami
Yasuhito Hida
Takashi Ukaji
Shu Watanabe
Haru
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