“Because I love you, I will destroy that which is most important to you.”
Mika, who grew up in an orphanage, having been abandoned soon after birth, begins to look for her mother Naoko. Finding Naoko living happily with her husband and teenage daughter Ayano, she continues to watch from afar...
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Cast
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Sayoko Oho
Mika
Also in
Girl recruits her God
Midnight Diner
Miyu Yagyu
Ayano Takeda
Known for
Oh Lucy!
Ryoko Takizawa
Naoko Takeda
Known for
Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
Kanehiro Ri
Minoru Takeda
Known for
Noriko's Dinner Table
Miho Fujima
Known for
Tony Takitani
Premonition
Ako Masuki
Also in
House of the Owl
The Story of Yamada Taro
Miori Oda
Also in
From Me to You
Kienai Akari
Tomoyuki Sato
Naoki Hashimoto Director · Kiyotaka Inagaki Screenplay Hiroyuki Kozu Composer
Budget $760K · First release October 24, 2010 · Produced in Japan
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Budget
$760,000
Production
Breath
Production
Wilco Co.
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Japan
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Original title
臍帯
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 24, 2010
Theatrical · Tokyo International Film Festival
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