Mother Water

Mother Water

6.0IMDb Score
Released:2010-10-30
Duration:104 min
Country:Japan
Director:Kana Matsumoto
Actors:Satomi Kobayashi, Kyoko Koizumi, Ryo Kase, Mikako Ichikawa, Kento Nagayama
Production:Nippon Television Network Corporation, VAP, Paradise Cafe, Suurkiitos, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, D.N. Dream Partners, Shasha Corporation, Nikkatsu Studio

Overview:

Set with three central figures, "Mother Water" describes the daily lives of people near the Kamo River in Kyoto, Japan.

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