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20182h 0mJapanese

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps

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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.

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DirectorYukihiko Tsutsumi

Keywords

based on novel or bookdysfunctional marriageguiltfamily conflictmarital separationorgan donationscience vs religionmoral dilemmaaccidentdeath trainfamily crisismother daughter relationshipmedical ethicsbrain stimulationthe real storyhuman mysterylife support

Cast

Ryoko Shinohara as Kaoruko Harima

Ryoko Shinohara

Kaoruko Harima

Hidetoshi Nishijima as Kazumasa Harima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Kazumasa Harima

Kurumi Inagaki as Mizuho Harima

Kurumi Inagaki

Mizuho Harima

Kentaro Sakaguchi as Yuya Hoshino

Kentaro Sakaguchi

Yuya Hoshino

Rina Kawaei as Mao Kawashima

Rina Kawaei

Mao Kawashima

Keiko Matsuzaka as Chizuko

Keiko Matsuzaka

Chizuko

Sayaka Yamaguchi as Miharu

Sayaka Yamaguchi

Miharu

Tetsushi Tanaka as Shindo

Tetsushi Tanaka

Shindo

Min Tanaka as Tatsuo Harima

Min Tanaka

Tatsuo Harima