The Stork Nest

The Stork Nest

7.0IMDb Score
Released:2013-11-25
Genre:
Duration:100 min
Country:Japan
Director:Fuminori Kaneko
Actors:Hiroko Yakushimaru, Katsuhiko Watabiki, Keiko Horiuchi, Noriko Eguchi, Sakura Ando
Production:TBS

Overview:

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."

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