Ningyo no nemuru ie
Separated mother Kaoruko awaits the graduation of their daughter for the divorce proceedings to begin and subsequently be finalized. Tragedy strikes when the daughter will never graduate. She is comatose and brain dead due to an a...
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"This is an excellent film. As one reviewer said, "It asks all the right questions." I would add, it asks them with compassion and respect. The impressive cast includes Ryoko Shinohara ("Fishbowl Wives") and Hidetoshi Nishijima ("Drive My Car") They play parents, who call off their plans to separate after their young daughter suffers a drowning accident that leaves her brain dead. The father works for a biomedical firm, and his projects include electrical stimulation of limbs to give control to disabled patients. But with brain death, are they maintaining life or..."
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The film was part of the line-up at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Toronto, Canada in 2019.
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Separated mother Kaoruko awaits the graduation of their daughter for the divorce proceedings to begin and subsequently be finalized. Tragedy strikes when the daughter will never graduate. She is comatose and brain dead due to an a...