The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps

120 mins | Drama | Nov. 30, 2018

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.

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps

120 mins | Drama | Nov. 30, 2018

The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Office Crescendo
Original title 人魚の眠る家
Directors Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Writers Eriko Shinozaki, Keigo Higashino

Cast

Ryoko Shinohara

as Kaoruko Harima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

as Kazumasa Harima

Kurumi Inagaki

as Mizuho Harima

Kentaro Sakaguchi

as Yuya Hoshino

Rina Kawaei

as Mao Kawashima

Keiko Matsuzaka

as Chizuko

Sayaka Yamaguchi

as Miharu

Tetsushi Tanaka

as Shindo

Min Tanaka

as Tatsuo Harima