I was heading to junior high school one day when my maternal instincts suddenly kicked in. After being held hostage to those urges for a decade, I started to wonder if this feeling was really about motherliness. Virgin birth, genes, pregnancy... I journey through 10 years in search of the maternal.
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Shiika Okada Director
First release March 8, 2021 · Produced in Japan · Original title Journey to the 母性の目覚め
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Tokyo University of the Arts
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Japan
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Original title
Journey to the 母性の目覚め
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 8, 2021
Digital · GEIDAI ANIMATION 12 COMMA
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Croatia
June 8, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Animafest Zagreb
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