The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (2018)
11/30/2018 (JP) • 2h
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.
Top Billed Cast
Kaoruko Harima
Kazumasa Harima
Mizuho Harima
Yuya Hoshino
Mao Kawashima
Chizuko
Miharu
Shindo
Tatsuo Harima
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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
-
Revenue
-
Keywords
based on novel or book
dysfunctional marriage
guilt
family conflict
marital separation
organ donation
science vs religion
moral dilemma
accident
death train
family crisis
mother daughter relationship
medical ethics
brain stimulation
the real story
human mystery
life support
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